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.
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
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
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 by hand in pencil, "T.M." in center right on recto
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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