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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Fort George Island

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

March 1877

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.201- 0.211 mm Machine-made, wove, NOT, mat surface, cream in color. Even fiber distribution and wire mesh pattern in transmitted light. Main image executed on smooth side. “Watermark along PL side of recto “MONTGOLFIE“. Same paper as 1326. 939, 1326. 937.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.940

Previous Number(s):

1326.940; 36204

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 6 19/64in. (16.0cm)
Width: 9 41/64in. (24.5cm)

Image:

Height: 6 19/64in. (16.0cm)
Width: 9 41/64in. (24.5cm)

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

Marks: Pencil marks on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Fort George Island, March 77." in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Road" in lower right on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower right on recto

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Tags:

blue, Florida, Fort George Island, gray, grey, hatching, island, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), leaves (plant materials), male artist, palm trees, road, shadows, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, United States

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Moran, Thomas. Fort George Island. 13.940. March 1877. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13940 (12/04/2014).

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