Print A: Near the Source of the Potomac / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Print A: Near the Source of the Potomac

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

John Karst (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

1882

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided Primary support: 0.233 Secondary: 0.410- 0.422 mm The primary support is light cream and smooth. Adhered to a cream layered artist board

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.418a

Previous Number(s):

1526.418A; 33367

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12 43/64in. (32.2cm)
Width: 10 5/64in. (25.6cm)

Image:

Height: 4in. (10.2cm)
Width: 5in. (12.7cm)

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:

John Karst

Role(s):

Engraver

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Karst, John

Birth Date:

1836

Death Date:

1922

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American engraver, 1836-1922

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Illustration" on support in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed in block with colophon, "TM" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Print A: Near the Source of the Potomac. 15.418a. 1882. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15418a (02/19/2015).

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Print A: Near the Source of the Potomac / Thomas Moran

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