A Street in Laguna, New Mexico; A Street in Laguna, N.M.
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
July 28, 1908
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite on paper
Paper/Support:
Landscape; single-sided
0.134- 0.135 mm
Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, cream in color. The media is located on the felt side; wire side on verso. Same paper as 1337.2009, 1337.623, 1337.867
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; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A Street in Laguna, N.M. July 28th, 1908" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "sand in distance" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "1030" in lower right on verso
Moran, Thomas. A Street in Laguna, New Mexico. 13.865. July 28, 1908. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13865 (07/27/2017).
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