A Bit of Old Jersey / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching with roulette. Faint impression of a secondary image of oranges with leaves in the lower left border. According to the 1889 Klackner exhibition catalogue of the prints of Thomas Moran and Mary Nimmo Moran this was a special printing used as an admission ticket for an exhibition at the Young Men's Christian's Association in Orange, New Jersey, 1888. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.14.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

A Bit of Old Jersey

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1888

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.092- 0.095 Handmade, wove paper, off-white in color

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.438

Previous Number(s):

1426.438; 24156

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 5 1/8in. (13.0cm)
Width: 7 31/64in. (19.0cm)

Image:

Height: 3 1/4in. (8.3cm)
Width: 5 3/8in. (13.7cm)

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

Marks: Orange ink of oranges on a branch in lower left on recto

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in orange ink, "The Oranges" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil "GMP4880.1" in lower right on verso

Signed: Signed in plate, "TMoran 1888" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. A Bit of Old Jersey. 14.438. 1888. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14438 (08/15/2017).

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A Bit of Old Jersey / Thomas Moran

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