Print B: The White Squadron after E. Moran / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Etching with roulette. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.15.22

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Title(s):

Print B: The White Squadron after E. Moran

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1891

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.213- 0.220 Cream, Japan paper. Smooth, slightly mottled surface with clumped fibers in transmitted light.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.452b

Previous Number(s):

1426.452B; 33785

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 26 3/16in. (66.5cm)
Width: 37 13/32in. (95.0cm)

Image:

Height: 19 3/4in. (50.2cm)
Width: 29 5/8in. (75.2cm)

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 by hand in pencil, "The White Squadron" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed in plate in ink, "Edward Moran" in lower left on recto; Signed in plate in ink with colophon, "TMoran. 1891" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Print B: The White Squadron after E. Moran. 14.452b. 1891. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14452b (11/20/2014).

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Print B: The White Squadron after E. Moran / Thomas Moran

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