An Attack on a Village of Cave Dwellers / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

An Attack on a Village of Cave Dwellers

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

J. Augustus Bogert (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

1878

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided Primary: 0.149- 0.154 mm Secondary: 0.471- 0.476 mm Light cream, smooth, machine-made paper mounted to off-white basic stock paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.425

Previous Number(s):

1526.425; 39604

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10in. (25.4cm)
Width: 8 1/32in. (20.4cm)

Image:

Height: 5 1/2in. (14.0cm)
Width: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)

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 by hand in pencil, "8 Wood Engraving" in upper left on recto; Inscribed in block, "CB" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Bogert, Sc." in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Century Magazine has the Block" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Indians Attacking Cave dwells" in lower right on recto

Signed: Signed in block with colophon, "TM" in lower left on recto; Signed by hand in pencil, "TMoran." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. An Attack on a Village of Cave Dwellers. 15.425. 1878. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15425 (12/01/2014).

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