The Rapids above Niagara / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

The Rapids above Niagara

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Speer (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

1856

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided Primary: 0.208- 0.210 mm Secondary: 0.402- 0.412 mm Dark cream (discolored from light cream), smooth paper mounted to dark cream smooth artist board

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.402

Previous Number(s):

1526.402; 10120

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 5/8in. (27.0cm)
Width: 12 63/64in. (33.0cm)

Image:

Height: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)
Width: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm)

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

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Speer

Role(s):

Engraver

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in block, "Speer" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "The Rapids above Niagara" on support in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed in block with colophon, "TMoran." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. The Rapids above Niagara. 15.402. 1856. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15402 (12/01/2014).

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The Rapids above Niagara / Thomas Moran

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