Print A: The Coyote - Arizona / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching, drypoint, roulette, retroussage and sandpaper ground. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.17.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print A: The Coyote - Arizona; Twilight in Arizona; The Desert Arizona

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1880

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.356- 0.362 mm Cream, thick wove paper; watermark on PL side “B“

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.411a

Previous Number(s):

1426.411a; 26896

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 7 5/8in. (19.4cm)
Width: 11 1/8in. (28.3cm)

Image:

Height: 5 3/4in. (14.6cm)
Width: 8 3/4in. (22.2cm)

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 "GMP48 9.2" in lower right on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Animals, Arizona, black, blue, clouds, coyote, foliage, gray, grey, hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, leaf (plant material), male artist, mountains, pine tree, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees

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Moran, Thomas. Print A: The Coyote - Arizona. 14.411a. 1880. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14411a (08/15/2017).

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Print A: The Coyote - Arizona / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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