Thomas Moran Artwork Highlights
Seventy-two artworks by Thomas Moran (1837–1926) were chosen for focused study and analysis because they elucidate an aspect of his career, are representative of his collaborative efforts, or reveal his work in a variety of mediums. Each highlighted artwork is accompanied by a short essay providing aesthetic, historical, and personal context. Moran traveled and painted widely, most famously throughout the West in the years following the Civil War, and he is especially known for his monumental canvases of Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and other iconic areas of the region.
1850s / 1860s / 1870s / 1880s / 1890s / early 1900s / mid-19th century - early 20th century
| Image | Title | Creator | Culture | Accession # | Materials/Techniques |
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Bridge over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia | Thomas Moran | American | 02.798 | watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper |
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Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia | Thomas Moran | American | 13.769 | graphite on paper |
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Rural Scene of Trees and Pond | Thomas Moran | American | 14.458 | silver and palladium |
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Crescentville | Thomas Moran | American | 13.759 | graphite on paper |
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Toothill Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire | Thomas Moran | American | 02.801 | graphite and wash on paper |
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Windsor | Thomas Moran | American | 13.895 | graphite on paper |
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Hastings | Thomas Moran | American | 13.900 | graphite on paper |
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Summer on the Susquehanna | Thomas Moran | American | 01.2335 | oil on canvas |
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The Great Aqueduct of the Campagna, Rome | Thomas Moran | American | 02.860 | graphite and wash on paper |
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On the Susquehanna | Thomas Moran | American | 14.638 | printing ink on paper |
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Solitude | Thomas Moran | American | 14.635 | printing ink on paper |
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The Giantess | Thomas Moran, Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Glaser | American | 02.1691 | watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper |
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First Sketch Made in the West at Green River, Wyoming | Thomas Moran | American | 02.882 | watercolor, graphite and white gouache on paper |
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The Castle Geyser, Firehole River, Yellowstone, Wyoming Ter U.S.A. | Thomas Moran | American | 02.1363 | watercolor on paper |
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The Yellowstone Range, near the Crow Mission | Thomas Moran | American | 02.1364 | watercolor on paper |
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The Upper Falls of the Yellowstone | Thomas Moran | American | 02.1451 | watercolor on paper |
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Eddy on Rangeley Stream | Thomas Moran | American | 02.877 | graphite and wash on paper |
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The Grand Canyon | Thomas Moran | American | 02.937 | watercolor, graphite and white chalk on paper |
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In the Narrows, Zion Valley, the Gate Keeper | Thomas Moran | American | 02.878 | watercolor, pastel and graphite on paper |
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Grand Canyon of the Colorado | Thomas Moran | American | 02.880 | watercolor and graphite on paper |