Print A: Sassafras Trees / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching with 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: Sassafras Trees

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1880

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.137- 0.157 mm Cream, wove handmade Sweden paper; textured surface from felts. Watermark on lower PL corner “Handmade Sweden“ with central honeycomb image; media located on felt side of support

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.415a

Previous Number(s):

1426.415a; 25083

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 11 57/64in. (30.2cm)
Width: 17 33/64in. (44.5cm)

Image:

Height: 3in. (7.6cm)
Width: 6 3/4in. (17.1cm)

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: Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "SASSAFRAS TREES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 32.3" in lower right on verso

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM 1880" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Print A: Sassafras Trees. 14.415a. 1880. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14415a (08/09/2017).

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Print A: Sassafras Trees / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

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