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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Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior | Thomas Moran, J. Augustus Bogert | American | 15.399 | printing ink on paper |
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Springville Cañon | Thomas Moran, J. Augustus Bogert | American | 15.449 | printing ink on paper |
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Hiawatha and the Serpents | Thomas Moran | American | 02.908 | graphite and wash on paper |
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A Southerly Wind, East Hampton | Thomas Moran | American | 14.397 | dark brown printing ink on paper |
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Print A: The Resounding Sea | Thomas Moran | American | 14.419a | printing ink on paper |
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A Picnic | Thomas Moran | American | 13.533 | graphite on paper |
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Print A: The Empty Cradle | Thomas Moran | American | 14.410a | printing ink on paper |
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St. Johns River, Florida | Thomas Moran | American | 14.652 | printing ink on paper |
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San Juan, New Mexico | Thomas Moran | American | 02.843 | watercolor and graphite on paper |
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Española, New Mexico | Thomas Moran | American | 02.848 | watercolor and graphite on paper |
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Print C: Strathaven Castle - Scotland | Thomas Moran | American | 14.393c | printing ink on paper |
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Conwy Castle | Thomas Moran | American | 02.804 | watercolor and graphite on paper |
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Pass at Glencoe Scotland | Thomas Moran | American | 02.1636 | watercolor with white gouache on paper |
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An Apple Orchard - East Hampton, L.I. | Thomas Moran | American | 14.423 | reddish brown printing ink on paper |
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Sunrise - The Pond, East Hampton, L.I. | Thomas Moran | American | 14.433 | printing ink on paper |
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Cortés Tower, Mexico | Thomas Moran | American | 01.2346 | oil on canvas |
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Sunday Morning, Maravatío | Thomas Moran | American | 02.812 | watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper |
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The Peak of Orizaba from Esperanza | Thomas Moran | American | 02.827 | watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper |
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Print A: Communipaw, N.J. | Thomas Moran | American | 14.430a | brown printing ink on paper and graphite |
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Print A: The Castle of San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz, Mexico | Thomas Moran | American | 14.436a | printing ink and graphite on paper |