Sketchbook 1906 - 1908; Sketches of Conway, No. Wales and the Grand Canyon
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
1906 - 1908
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite and purple colored pencil on wove paper
Paper/Support:
Landscape
Front Cover: 1.1.218- 1.221 mm; Back cover: 1.263- 1.284 mm; Text Block (Leaves) : 0.172- 0.190 mm
Artist's notebook (landscape orientation) full bound in a beige woven textile (linen). An elastic strap is adhered to the front cover, used to secure the notebook closed. An additional flap linen fabric is adhered to the head of the back cover (used to hold pencils). Total of four sections of four folded sheets sewn together (8 leaves in each section; 30 leaves (+2 endpapers) total in original text block). The text block is composed of cream, wove, NOT paper, with curved foredges; decorated, sprinkled edges with red pigment (Venetian red?). Label sticker is located on the inside tail end of the front cover "Made of Steinbach Paper. Reeves & Sons Ltd.). At some point transported in a brown craft envelope labeled with a black ink stamp "After 5 days return to M. Knoedler & Company, Inc. 14 East 57th Street, New York 22, N.Y. Return postage guaranteed". Written at the top in graphite "Sketchbook 1906-1907-1908".
"Thomas Moran, landscape painter, etcher, engraver, lithographer. Born February 12, 1837, at Bolton Lancashire (England) accompanied his family to Maryland in 1844, and studied painting with his brother Edward in Philadelphia during the mid-1850. In 1862 the two Morans went to England for further study and came under the influence of Turner. Thomas visited Europe again in the same decade and several times in the later years. His fame rests largely on his large paintings of scenes in the Far West, including Yellowstone Park, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. His home was in Philadelphia until 1872 when he moved to Newark (N.J.) and shortly after to NYC. In 1916 he moved to Santa Barbara (Cal.) where he died on August 26, 1926."
Role(s):
Artist
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
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
