Upper Twin Lake, Wasatch Mountains / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Upper Twin Lake, Wasatch Mountains; Upper Twin Lake Wasatch Mts

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

September 15, 1881

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.203- 0.209 mm Machine-made, wove, wire textured surface, cream in color. Very short fibers dispersed within wire mesh, visible in transmitted light. The media is location of the wire side of support; felt side on verso.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.996

Previous Number(s):

1336.996; 18187

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 15/32in. (26.6cm)
Width: 13 15/16in. (35.4cm)

Image:

Height: 10 15/32in. (26.6cm)
Width: 13 15/16in. (35.4cm)

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; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Upper Twin Lake Wasatch Mts Sep 15th 1881" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "No. 152" in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in top center on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Upper Twin Lake, Wasatch Mountains. 13.996. September 15, 1881. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13996 (11/13/2014).

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Upper Twin Lake, Wasatch Mountains / Thomas Moran

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Marks and Inscriptions

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