At Port Clinton (upper sketch) / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

At Port Clinton (upper sketch); From Barren Hill Catawissa (lower sketch); At Port Clinton (upper sketch); Catawissa (lower sketch); Catawissa (lower sketch)

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

circa 1861

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.249-0.251 mm Machine made, wove, slightly textured surface, dark cream in color. Main image executed on the smooth side. Transmitted light reveals an even distribution of fibers.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.707

Previous Number(s):

1326.707; 19114

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 7/32in. (23.4cm)
Width: 6 47/64in. (17.1cm)

Image:

Height: 9 7/32in. (23.4cm)
Width: 6 47/64in. (17.1cm)

Mat:

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

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; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "at Port Clinton" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "from Barren hill Cattawissa" in center right on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in center right on recto

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birds (animals), blue, border (ornament area), clouds, flying, gray, grey, hatching, hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), male artist, rocks, studies (visual works), Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, vegetation

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Moran, Thomas. At Port Clinton (upper sketch). 13.707. circa 1861. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13707 (12/04/2014).

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At Port Clinton (upper sketch) / Thomas Moran

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About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

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