Lynmouth Light Tower and Bay / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Lynmouth Light Tower and Bay; Lynmouth light tower & Bay

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

June 17, 1910

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.077- 0.079 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, mechanical paper, orange/brown in color. The paper is very thin and semi-translucent.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.870

Previous Number(s):

1377.870; 23979

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 5 23/64in. (13.6cm)
Width: 12 53/64in. (32.6cm)

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, "Bricks" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Very Large & High" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Lynmouth light tower & Bay June 17th 1910" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "#1053" in lower right on verso

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Moran, Thomas. Lynmouth Light Tower and Bay. 13.870. June 17, 1910. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13870 (07/27/2017).

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