The Haunted House (2nd version) / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Glass etching through collodion. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.15.22

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Title(s):

The Haunted House (2nd version)

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1860

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

glass etching on albumen paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided Primary: adhered to secondary support Primary support is desensitized photographic paper (albumen) pasted down to off-white cream wove bristol paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Glass Etching

Accession No:

14.838

Previous Number(s):

TL1999.59.1; 1426.838; TL 1999.59.1

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Image:

Height: 6in. (15.2cm)
Width: 9in. (22.9cm)

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: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in plate in ink, "1860 [reversed]" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "72 Etching on glass" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "APG 15551" in lower left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, “6" in lower center on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "PM-98-10" in lower right on verso

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TM" in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. The Haunted House (2nd version). 14.838. 1860. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14838 (08/15/2017).

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The Haunted House (2nd version) / Thomas Moran

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