Print A: A California Forest (after Thomas Moran) / Mary Nimmo Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching, early state. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.29.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print A: A California Forest (after Thomas Moran); A California Forest after T. Moran

Creator(s):

Mary Nimmo Moran (Artist)

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1888

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.220- 0.226 mm Cream, Japan paper. Smooth, slightly mottled surface with clumped fibers in transmitted light.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.102a

Previous Number(s):

1426.102a; 11645

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 18 5/8in. (47.3cm)
Width: 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)

Image:

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 8in. (20.3cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Mary Nimmo Moran

Biography:

American

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Moran, Mary Nimmo

Birth Date:

1842

Death Date:

1899

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899

Gender:

female

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: Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A CALIFORNIA FOREST after Thos. MORAN" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed in plate, "M.N.MORAN.1888" in lower left on recto; Signed in plate with colophon, "TM" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "M. Nimmo Moran" in lower left on recto

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Tags:

black, blue, California, etching (printing process), female artist, forests, grass, hats, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), log, men, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, woman artist, woods, wove paper

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Moran, Mary. Print A: A California Forest (after Thomas Moran). 14.102a. 1888. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14102a (08/10/2017).

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Print A: A California Forest (after Thomas Moran) / Mary Nimmo Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page