In the Newark Meadows / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

This etching is on kozo paper, a thin, almost transluscent handmade paper. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.16.22

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Title(s):

In the Newark Meadows

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1879

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.059- 0.060 mm Thin, laid, almost translucent Eastern paper (Kozo).

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.394

Previous Number(s):

1426.394; 11424

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 7 63/64in. (20.3cm)
Width: 10 63/64in. (27.9cm)

Image:

Height: 5 1/2in. (14.0cm)
Width: 8 5/8in. (21.9cm)

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: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "The Brook" in margin in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. In the Newark Meadows. 14.394. 1879. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14394 (08/15/2017).

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In the Newark Meadows / Thomas Moran

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Marks and Inscriptions

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