Series of Prints: The Harbor of Veracruz, Mexico / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Series of Prints: The Harbor of Veracruz, Mexico; The Harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1885

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper (14.447a-l), printing ink on parchment (14.447m)

Paper/Support:

laid machine-made paper (14.447a-k); off-white bristol paper (14.447l); parchment (14.447m)

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.447a-m

Previous Number(s):

1426.447a-m; 1426.447N; 30125

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)
Width: 26 3/4in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447a):

Height: 19 7/8in. (50.5cm)
Width: 34 31/64in. (87.6cm)

Image (14.447a):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447b):

Height: 20 1/8in. (51.1cm)
Width: 34 11/16in. (88.1cm)

Image (14.447b):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447c):

Height: 19 39/64in. (49.8cm)
Width: 34 39/64in. (87.9cm)

Image (14.447c):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447d):

Height: 19 39/64in. (49.8cm)
Width: 34 9/16in. (87.8cm)

Image (14.447d):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447e):

Height: 19 39/64in. (49.8cm)
Width: 34 39/64in. (87.9cm)

Image (14.447e):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447f):

Height: 19 39/64in. (49.8cm)
Width: 34 39/64in. (87.9cm)

Image (14.447f):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447g):

Height: 20in. (50.8cm)
Width: 34 39/64in. (87.9cm)

Image (14.447g):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447h):

Height: 20in. (50.8cm)
Width: 34 39/64in. (87.9cm)

Image (14.447h):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447i):

Height: 20in. (50.8cm)
Width: 34 39/64in. (87.9cm)

Image (14.447i):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447j):

Height: 20 1/8in. (51.1cm)
Width: 32 7/8in. (83.5cm)

Image (14.447j):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447k):

Height: 20 5/64in. (51.0cm)
Width: 32 63/64in. (83.8cm)

Image (14.447k):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447l):

Height: 24 1/64in. (61.0cm)
Width: 31 47/64in. (80.6cm)

Image (14.447l):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

Overall (14.447m):

Height: 15 33/64in. (39.4cm)
Width: 29 49/64in. (75.6cm)

Image (14.447m):

Height: 11 47/64in. (29.8cm)
Width: 26 47/64in. (67.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Moran

Biography:

"Thomas Moran, landscape painter, etcher, engraver, lithographer. Born February 12, 1837, at Bolton Lancashire (England) accompanied his family to Maryland in 1844, and studied painting with his brother Edward in Philadelphia during the mid-1850. In 1862 the two Morans went to England for further study and came under the influence of Turner. Thomas visited Europe again in the same decade and several times in the later years. His fame rests largely on his large paintings of scenes in the Far West, including Yellowstone Park, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. His home was in Philadelphia until 1872 when he moved to Newark (N.J.) and shortly after to NYC. In 1916 he moved to Santa Barbara (Cal.) where he died on August 26, 1926."

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: Red pencil drawing of an urn patterned with a face and lines (14.447m)

Inscriptions: Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48.70.13" in lower left on verso (14.447a); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48.70.13" in lower left on verso (14.447b); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 4870.13" in lower left on verso (14.447c); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 4870.13" in lower left on verso (14.447e); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "B" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48.70.13" in lower left on verso (14.447f); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "B" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48 70.13" in lower left on verso (14.447g); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "R" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 4870.13" in lower left on verso (14.447h); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "R" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 4870.13" in lower left on verso (14.447i); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 4870.13" in lower left on verso (14.447j); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48.70.13" in lower left on verso (14.447k); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in ink, "Vera Cruz [illegible]" in upper right on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4870.13" in lower left on verso (14.447l); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP 48 70.13" in lower left on verso (14.447m)

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TMoran 1885" in lower left on recto (14.447a-m); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto (14.447m)

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Moran, Thomas. Series of Prints: The Harbor of Veracruz, Mexico. 14.447a-m. 1885. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14447a-m (11/19/2014).

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Series of Prints: The Harbor of Veracruz, Mexico / Thomas Moran

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