Series of Prints: Communipaw, N.J. / 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: Communipaw, N.J.; January Thaw
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
1884
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
brown printing ink on paper and graphite (14.430a), printing ink on bristol (14.430b-d), printing ink on paper (14.430e-f, h-u), printing ink on paper pasted to artist board (14.430g)
Paper/Support:
cream laid dandy roll paper (14.430a); off-white on bristol board (14.430b-c); off-white bristol board (14.430d); dark cream wove Handmade Sweden (14.430e-f, h-m); dark cream wove Handmade Sweden adhered to artist board (14.430g)
Classification:
Object Type:
Accession No:
14.430a-u
Previous Number(s):
1426.430a-u; 14539
Department:
Not On View
- Height: 13 31/32in. (35.5cm)
- Width: 18 15/64in. (46.3cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 14 19/64in. (36.3cm)
- Width: 19 9/64in. (48.6cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15in. (38.1cm)
- Width: 19 9/64in. (48.6cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 1/8in. (38.4cm)
- Width: 19 9/64in. (48.6cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 1/8in. (38.4cm)
- Width: 17 19/32in. (44.7cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 12 63/64in. (33.0cm)
- Width: 16 1/2in. (41.9cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 25/64in. (39.1cm)
- Width: 17 1/64in. (43.2cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 25/64in. (39.1cm)
- Width: 16 59/64in. (43.0cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 61/64in. (45.6cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 19/32in. (44.7cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 51/64in. (45.2cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 41/64in. (44.8cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 29/32in. (45.5cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 41/64in. (44.8cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 13/32in. (44.2cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 61/64in. (45.6cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
- Width: 17 7/8in. (45.4cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 14 31/64in. (36.8cm)
- Width: 18 1/2in. (47.0cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
- Height: 14 17/32in. (36.9cm)
- Width: 18 1/2in. (47.0cm)
- Height: 9 49/64in. (24.8cm)
- Width: 11 3/8in. (28.9cm)
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
Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430a); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430b); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430c); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430d); Artist's printer notes are present in etching; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Wipe Sky & E 25" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP 48. 64. 21" in lower right on verso (14.430e); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430f); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430g); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430h); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "January Thaw Communipaw, N.J. $30.00" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430i); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "January Thaw Communipaw, N.J. $30.00" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430j); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP 48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430k); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430l); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430m); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430n); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430o); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430p); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430q); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430r); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430s); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "No 42" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.64.21" in lower right on verso (14.430t); Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "JANUARY THAW" in lower left on recto (14.430u)
Signed in plate with colophon, "TMoran 1884" in lower left on recto (14.430a-u); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto (14.430f-t)
black, blue, boats, Communipaw, dock, factories, gray, grey, harbor, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, male artist, Masts and rigging, New Jersey, pier, pollution, air, ships, smoke, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, tides, water
Moran, Thomas. Series of Prints: Communipaw, N.J.. 14.430a-u. 1884. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14430a-u (08/15/2017).
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