Back of the Castle Rock, Green River, Wyoming / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Back of the Castle Rock, Green River, Wyoming; Back of the Castle Rock, Green River, W

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1879

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.294- 0.301 mm Machine-made, wove, heavier weight, pink/cream in color. Image is located on the smooth side, wire side on verso. Fibers are fairly even in transmitted light.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.964

Previous Number(s):

1336.964; 15804

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 7 1/2in. (19.1cm)
Width: 10 3/4in. (27.3cm)

Image:

Height: 7 33/64in. (19.1cm)
Width: 10 3/4in. (27.3cm)

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

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Back of the Castle Rock, Green River, W" in upper center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "lava like" in upper center on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M. 1879" in upper right on recto

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Tags:

blue, canyon, Castle Rock, gray, Green River, grey, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), male artist, rock, rock formations, sketch, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, United States, Wyoming

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Moran, Thomas. Back of the Castle Rock, Green River, Wyoming. 13.964. 1879. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13964 (11/13/2014).

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