Series of Prints: The Rainbow / Thomas Moran
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Multiple etchings from the same plate are stored in the Gilcrease Museum collections.
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Title(s):
Series of Prints: The Rainbow
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
1880
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
printing ink on paper
Paper/Support:
dark cream Handmade Sweden (14.414a, d-p); light cream laid machine-made paper (14.414b); cream laid machine-made paper (14.414c)
Classification:
Object Type:
Accession No:
14.414a-p
Previous Number(s):
1426.414a-p
Department:
Not On View
- Height: 8 35/64in. (21.7cm)
- Width: 12 51/64in. (32.5cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 8 47/64in. (22.2cm)
- Width: 12 33/64in. (31.8cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 8 15/16in. (22.7cm)
- Width: 12 7/16in. (31.6cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 13/16in. (30.0cm)
- Width: 17 41/64in. (44.8cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 49/64in. (29.9cm)
- Width: 17 61/64in. (45.6cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 13/16in. (30.0cm)
- Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 31/32in. (30.4cm)
- Width: 17 43/64in. (44.9cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
- Width: 17 33/64in. (44.5cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 49/64in. (29.9cm)
- Width: 17 9/16in. (44.6cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 59/64in. (30.3cm)
- Width: 17 33/64in. (44.5cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 13/16in. (30.0cm)
- Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 13/16in. (30.0cm)
- Width: 17 1/8in. (43.5cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 12 1/64in. (30.5cm)
- Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 49/64in. (29.9cm)
- Width: 18 7/64in. (46.0cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 13/16in. (30.0cm)
- Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
- Height: 11 57/64in. (30.2cm)
- Width: 15 63/64in. (40.6cm)
- Height: 3 47/64in. (9.5cm)
- Width: 7 41/64in. (19.4cm)
Creator:
Role(s):
Artist
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
Related People:
- Moran, Edward, sibling of - person
American painter, 1829-1901 - Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person
American painter, 1862-1935 - Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person
American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's printer notes are present in etching; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "sky too Black, 25 of this" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4840.16" in lower left on verso (14.414a); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414b); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "To Mrs. W. King with the Compliments of the Artist. Aug. 22nd 1888." in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "three mile Harbor. L.I." in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414c); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Three Mile Harbor L.I. $15" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414d); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414e); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4840.16" in lower left on verso (14.414f); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414g); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414h); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414i); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414j); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4840.16" in lower left on verso (14.414k); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414l); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414m); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414n); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414o); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "THREE MILE HARBOR" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Three Mile Harbor $15.00" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 40.16" in lower left on verso (14.414p)
Signed in plate with colophon, "TM" in lower left on recto (14.414a-p); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower right on recto (14.414c); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto (14.414d-p)
Moran, Thomas. Series of Prints: The Rainbow. 14.414a-p. 1880. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14414a-p (08/15/2017).
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