Chapel Rocks, Lake Superior / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

There is a faint line running across the image at about the midpoint, directly below the arch in the rocks. This is probably where two pieces of end-grain wood were joined to give a larger surface area for the image to be drawn. Wood engraving used the smaller end of a piece of wood, and when needed two pieces of wood were joined to provide a larger surface as possibly seen here. 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):

Chapel Rocks, Lake Superior

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

A. Measom (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

1873

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided Primary: 0.122- 0.129 mm Secondary: 0.470- 0.472 mm Light brown, smooth, machine-made paper adhered to basic stock etching

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.447

Previous Number(s):

1526.447; 27392

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 15 63/64in. (40.6cm)
Width: 11 27/64in. (29.0cm)

Image:

Height: 13in. (33.0cm)
Width: 9in. (22.9cm)

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:

A. Measom

Role(s):

Engraver

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "6. Wood Engraving" in upper left on recto; Inscribed in block, "A. Measom. Sc." in lower right on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "Chapel Rocks, Lake Superior-Thomas Moran" in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A. Measom. Sc." in lower right on rect

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

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Moran, Thomas. Chapel Rocks, Lake Superior. 15.447. 1873. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15447 (12/01/2014).

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