Marble Cañon / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

This is a page from a periodical or book with printed text on 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):

Marble Cañon

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

William James Linton (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

1874

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided Primary: 0.136- 0.137 mm Secondary:0.475- 0.481 mm Brown, calendared, machine-made paper; book page with text on verso. Mounted to cream, basic stock.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.448

Previous Number(s):

1526.448; 32325

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 16 11/32in. (41.5cm)
Width: 11 7/32in. (28.5cm)

Image:

Height: 9in. (22.9cm)
Width: 6 3/8in. (16.2cm)

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:

William James Linton

Role(s):

Engraver

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in block, "W.J. Linton Sc." in lower center on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "MARBLE CAÑON." in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "W.J.Linton Sc." in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "10. Wood Engraving in pencil on support in upper left on recto

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

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Tags:

black, blue, cactus, canyons, cliffs, grasses, gray, grey, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), male artist, mountains, river, shrubs, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, water, wood engravings

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Moran, Thomas. Marble Cañon. 15.448. 1874. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15448 (12/01/2014).

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Marble Cañon / Thomas Moran

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