Series of Prints: In the Forest of the Wissahickon / Thomas Moran

Essay/Description

Multiple etchings from the same plate are stored in the Gilcrease Museum collections.

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Series of Prints: In the Forest of the Wissahickon

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1868

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Lithograph

Accession No:

14.634a-e

Previous Number(s):

1426.634a-e

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (14.634a):

Height: 13 5/16in. (33.8cm)
Width: 10 43/64in. (27.1cm)

Image (14.634a):

Height: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)
Width: 8 47/64in. (22.2cm)

Overall (14.634b):

Height: 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)
Width: 9 1/4in. (23.5cm)

Image (14.634b):

Height: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)
Width: 8 47/64in. (22.2cm)

Overall (14.634c):

Height: 12 41/64in. (32.1cm)
Width: 9 9/64in. (23.2cm)

Image (14.634c):

Height: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)
Width: 8 47/64in. (22.2cm)

Overall (14.634d):

Height: 22 1/64in. (55.9cm)
Width: 15in. (38.1cm)

Image (14.634d):

Height: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)
Width: 8 47/64in. (22.2cm)

Overall (14.634e):

Height: 19 49/64in. (50.2cm)
Width: 14 49/64in. (37.5cm)

Image (14.634e):

Height: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)
Width: 8 47/64in. (22.2cm)

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

Marks: Pencil sketch of a canoe and river on verso (14.634c)

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "In the Forest on the Wissahickon" in lower left on recto (14.634a); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in print in ink, "STUDIES AND PICTURES BY THOS MORAN" in upper center on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "1" in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMOP 48 4.5" in lower left on verso (14.634b); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in print in ink, "STUDIES AND PICTURES BY THOS MORAN" in upper center on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "1" in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMOP 48.4.5" in lower left on verso (14.634c); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in print in ink, "STUDIES AND PICTURES BY THOS MORAN" in upper center on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "1" in lower center on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "Jas. McGuigan, Printer, Philada." in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMOP48.4.5" in lower left on verso (14.634d); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in print in ink, "STUDIES AND PICTURES BY THOS MORAN" in upper center on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "1" in lower center on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "Jas. McGuigan, Printer, Philada." in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMOP 48.4.5" in lower left on verso (14.634e)

Signed: Signed in plate in ink, "T.MORAN 1868" in lower left on recto (14.634a-e); Signed in print in ink, "T.Moran." in lower center on recto (14.634b); Signed by hand in ink, "T.Moran." in lower center on recto (14.634c-e)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

bird (animal), black, boulders, cliff, evergreens, flying, forests, gray, grey, landscapes (representations), male artist, rocks, root, shrubs, trees, Wissahickon

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Moran, Thomas. Series of Prints: In the Forest of the Wissahickon. 14.634a-e. 1868. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14634a-e (08/15/2017).

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Series of Prints: In the Forest of the Wissahickon / Thomas Moran

Essay/Description

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

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