Print A: Green River, Wyoming Territory / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching, early state. Sandra Pauly 3.14.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print A: Green River, Wyoming Territory

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1886

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; double-sided 0.230- 0.232 mm Warm tan, laid machine-made paper; chain lines run horizonal

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.437a

Previous Number(s):

1426.437a; 26029

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 5 1/2in. (14.0cm)
Width: 8 1/4in. (21.0cm)

Image:

Height: 5 1/4in. (13.3cm)
Width: 8in. (20.3cm)

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 in plate in ink, "9" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 73.2" in lower right on verso

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM"

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Moran, Thomas. Print A: Green River, Wyoming Territory. 14.437a. 1886. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14437a (08/15/2017).

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Print A: Green River, Wyoming Territory / Thomas Moran

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