Valley of the Babbling Waters, Utah / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Magazine page with printed text on the verso. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 3.18.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Valley of the Babbling Waters, Utah

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

J. Augustus Bogert (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

1875

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided adhered to secondary support Dark cream, smooth, machine-made paper mounted to a thicker and softer basic stock paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.422

Previous Number(s):

1526.422; 28057

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 5/8in. (27.0cm)
Width: 14 3/8in. (36.5cm)

Image:

Height: 8 7/8in. (22.5cm)
Width: 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)

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

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

J. Augustus Bogert

Role(s):

Engraver

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in block, "Bogert. Sc." in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "property of T Moran." in lower left on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "Valley of the Babbling Waters, Utah.- Thomas Moran." in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Canon of the Rio Virgen" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Bogert, Sc." in lower right on recto

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

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Moran, Thomas. Valley of the Babbling Waters, Utah. 15.422. 1875. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15422 (11/05/2015).

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Valley of the Babbling Waters, Utah / Thomas Moran

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