Print B: The Haunted House / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Second state with addition of moon to sky directly above building, etching through collodion on glass plate, placed over light sensitive photographic paper. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.10.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Print B: The Haunted House

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1860

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

silver and palladium

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided Primary: adhered to secondary support; secondary support: 0.791- 0.864 mm Sensitized photographic paper (silver and palladium) adhered to dark cream smooth card stock.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Cliché-verre

Accession No:

14.454b

Previous Number(s):

1426.454b; 22117

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 15 7/16in. (39.2cm)
Width: 21 5/8in. (54.9cm)

Image:

Height: 9 3/4in. (24.8cm)
Width: 15 1/2in. (39.4cm)

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: Pencil sketch of a rectangle on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Etching through Collodian, on a glass plate. The Haunted House." in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "#4" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "also has a photograph of this picture in oil. Now owned in Philadelphia" in upper center on verso; Inscribed in print in ink, "PH. 850" in center on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMOP 48.16.2" in lower left on verso

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran. 1860" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "TMoran 1860" in lower center on recto

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birds (animals), black, blue, fences, figure, grass, gray, grey, haunted houses, houses, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (representations), male artist, ponds, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, walking

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Moran, Thomas. Print B: The Haunted House. 14.454b. 1860. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14454b (04/17/2015).

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