Sketchbook 1886 - 1888: Campanile / Thomas Moran

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Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Sketchbook 1886 - 1888: Campanile

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1886

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.169- 0.174 mm wove, cream, NOT surface; fibers are evenly dispersed in raking light within a mesh pattern

Classification:

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

18.17.6

Previous Number(s):

1876.17.6; 39279

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 5 1/2in. (14.0cm)
Width: 9 1/8in. (23.2cm)

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

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch

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Moran, Thomas. Sketchbook 1886 - 1888: Campanile. 18.17.6. 1886. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/18176 (07/27/2017).

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