About Peter Moran

  • Biography

    A painter of landscapes, especially scenes with cattle, and etcher, Peter Moran was was the youngest member of the well-known family of American artists to venture from Philadelphia to the American West. His brothers were painters Edward Moran and Thomas Moran.

    He was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, and spent most of his professional life in Philadelphia where he had a studio with his wife, Emily Kelley, painter and etcher. Acting and painting scenery for the theater became a major interest.

    His early career was marked by extensive work on animal studies and landscapes of the Pennsylvania countryside as well as a career in lithography. He studied with his brothers Thomas and Edward Moran and was also influenced by Rosa B...

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