Print B: The Bathers / Mary Nimmo Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching, printer's proof. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 4.19.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print B: The Bathers; The Bathers (after Thomas Moran)

Creator(s):

Mary Nimmo Moran (Artist)

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1886

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.147- 0.160 mm Dark cream, wove, handmade Sweden paper. Textured surface from felts. Cropped from the larger “Handmade Sweden“ paper but contains no watermark

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.118b

Previous Number(s):

1426.118b; 20659

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12 1/64in. (30.5cm)
Width: 8 55/64in. (22.5cm)

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: Artist's printer notes are present; inscribed by hand "5 of this" lower left recto

Signed: Signed in plate, "MNM" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Mary. Print B: The Bathers. 14.118b. 1886. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14118b (08/15/2017).

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Print B: The Bathers / Mary Nimmo Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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Series of Prints: The Rose Walk - Villa Alexandria, Florida

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