Old Slave Quarter Fort George Island / Thomas Moran

You may be interested in...

Tower Falls, Tower Creek, Wyoming 1870

Thomas Moran

Series of Prints: A California Forest (after Thomas Moran)

Mary Nimmo Moran

Print D: The Rainbow

Thomas Moran

Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Old Slave Quarter Fort George Island; Old Slave Quarters, Fort George Island

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.066- 0.074 mm Machine-made, wove NOT, mat surface, cream in color; extremely thin and fragile. Very even fiber distribution and mesh pattern in transmitted light.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.646

Previous Number(s):

1326.646; 25005

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 3 25/32in. (9.6cm)
Width: 9 29/64in. (24.0cm)

Image:

Height: 3 25/32in. (9.6cm)
Width: 9 29/64in. (24.0cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

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

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Old Slave Quarter Fort George Island Kingsley" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "MacIntosh tomb" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "500 feet" in upper center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "4 houses" in center right on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, buildings, Florida, gray, grey, houses, island, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), male artist, palm trees, shore (landform), slavery, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, town, trees, United States, water

Cite this Page

Moran, Thomas. Old Slave Quarter Fort George Island. 13.646. late 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13646 (07/27/2017).

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Gilcrease Museum

The World’s Largest Collection of Art and Artifacts of the American West

Old Slave Quarter Fort George Island / Thomas Moran

You may be interested in...

Tower Falls, Tower Creek, Wyoming 1870

Series of Prints: A California Forest (after Thomas Moran)

Print D: The Rainbow

Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page