Portrait; single-sided
0.138- 0.147 mm
Cream, machine-made Japan paper. Smooth, soft surface with low degree of sizing. Slightly mottled surface with clumped fibers in transmitted light
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; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "The Yellowstone River." in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 30.4" in lower left on verso
Signed in plate with colophon, "TM 1879" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto
Moran, Thomas. Print B: The Head of the Yellowstone River. 14.440b. 1879. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14440b (08/10/2017).
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