Rural Scene / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

The backward L shape of the image suggests this was created to accomadate text for either a book or periodical, although for which publication is not known. 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):

Rural Scene

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

mid-19th century - early 20th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.203- 0.253 mm Off-white, smooth, machine-made paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.431

Previous Number(s):

1526.431; 26066

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm)
Width: 6 7/32in. (15.8cm)

Image:

Height: 4 7/8in. (12.4cm)
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

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Tags:

black, blue, canal, ditch, flowers (plants), gray (color), grey (colour), hills, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (representations), male artist, people, rural areas, shrubs, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, water, wood engravings

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Moran, Thomas. Rural Scene. 15.431. mid-19th century - early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15431 (07/27/2017).

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Rural Scene / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

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