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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Passaic Falls

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

late-19th century - early 20th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.179- 0.182 mm Machine made, wove, dark cream in color. Fibers are oriented along the longer edge of support. Transmitted light reveals an even distribution of fibers. The main image is executed on the wire side of the sheet and extends over a large central crease. There is a line drawing on the verso. Same paper as 13.763.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.558

Previous Number(s):

1326.558; 19525

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12 19/32in. (32.0cm)
Width: 19 3/8in. (49.2cm)

Image:

Height: 12 19/32in. (32.0cm)
Width: 19 3/8in. (49.2cm)

Mat:

Height: 16 11/32in. (41.5cm)
Width: 20 15/32in. (52.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Moran

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Moran, Thomas

Birth Date:

1837

Death Date:

1926

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1837-1926

Gender:

male

Note:

Born 12 January 1837; died 25 August 1926. In 1844, Moran and his family settled in Maryland. Moran began his career in the 1850s as a wood engraver in Philadelphia. In the mid-1850s, he studied painting in Philadelphia under his brother Edward Moran. Moran and his brother travelled to England in 1862 to study painting. In the 1860s, Moran also visited France and Italy. In 1871, Moran accompanied the Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park, Colorado. In 1872, Moran established himself in New York City. In 1916, Moran moved to Santa Barbara, California. Comment on works: Landscapes

Marks and Inscriptions

Marks: Embossed with colophon, "EB" in lower left on recto; Pencil sketch of a landscape on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, cliffs, drawings, gray (color), Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (environments), male artist, New Jersey, Passaic Falls, pencils, rocks, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, water, wove paper

Cite this Page

Moran, Thomas. Passaic Falls. 13.558. late-19th century - early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13558 (07/27/2017).

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Passaic Falls / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page