Print A: The Edge of the Forest / Mary Nimmo Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Original label from 1889 Klackner's exbition attached to this impression. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 4.1.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print A: The Edge of the Forest; The Edge of the Forest (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 0.155- 0.161 mm Light cream, machine-made Japan paper. Smooth, soft surface with low degree of sizing. Slightly mottled surface with clumped fibers in transmitted light

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.119a

Previous Number(s):

1426.119a; 11636

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 11 1/4in. (28.6cm)
Width: 9 1/4in. (23.5cm)

Image:

Height: 8in. (20.3cm)
Width: 5 3/4in. (14.6cm)

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: Inscribed in print in ink, "*48 The Edge of the Forest, 1886. After Thos. Moran. This plate was executed for the catalogue of Mr. Moran's sale in 1886. $2.50" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed in plate, "M.N.M" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "M. Nimmo Moran." in lower left on recto

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Tags:

black, blue, dark brown, etchings, female artist, grasses, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (representations), plants, ponds, sepia brown, shrubs, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, water, woman artist

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Moran, Mary. Print A: The Edge of the Forest. 14.119a. 1886. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14119a (08/15/2017).

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Print A: The Edge of the Forest / 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