Regarded as the primary artist of the final decades of Western exploration, Thomas Moran made eight trips West between 1871 and 1892 and created a body of oil and watercolor sketches that remain a... Read full biography
Regarded as the primary artist of the final decades of Western exploration, Thomas Moran made eight trips West between 1871 and 1892 and created a body of oil and watercolor sketches that remain a primary record of that period. In fact, his painting was so associated with the West that he was... Read full biography
Regarded as the primary artist of the final decades of Western exploration, Thomas Moran made eight trips West between 1871 and 1892 and created a body of oil and watercolor sketches that remain a primary record of that period. In fact, his painting was so associated with the West that he was referred to as T. Yellowstone Moran. In 1873, he began signing his name with a monogram that incorporated "Y" into his initials, and from 1911, he added a thumbprint. He was born in Bolton, Lancashire,... Read full biography
Regarded as the primary artist of the final decades of Western exploration, Thomas Moran made eight trips West between 1871 and 1892 and created a body of oil and watercolor sketches that remain a primary record of that period. In fact, his painting was so associated with the West that he was referred to as T. Yellowstone Moran. In 1873, he began signing his name with a monogram that incorporated "Y" into his initials, and from 1911, he added a thumbprint. He was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, and his father was a hand-loom weaver. In 1844, his family emigrated to Philadelphia where in 1853, he apprenticed to a wood engraving firm and sketched designs on blocks. He also studied with his older brother, Edward, a marine and historical... Read full biography
Regarded as the primary artist of the final decades of Western exploration, Thomas Moran made eight trips West between 1871 and 1892 and created a body of oil and watercolor sketches that remain a primary record of that period. In fact, his painting was so associated with the West that he was referred to as T. Yellowstone Moran. In 1873, he began signing his name with a monogram that incorporated "Y" into his initials, and from 1911, he added a thumbprint. He was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, and his father was a hand-loom weaver. In 1844, his family emigrated to Philadelphia where in 1853, he apprenticed to a wood engraving firm and sketched designs on blocks. He also studied with his older brother, Edward, a marine and historical painter, whose studio he shared. In 1860, he made his first trip heading west, going to Lake... Read full biography
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About Thomas Moran: Books
Books & Publications (371)
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The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
2021
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
528 pages (color)
Treasured Landscapes: National Park Service Art Collections Tell America's Stories (National Park Service)
2016
Bacharach, Joan (General Editor)
160 pages (color)
Palm Beach Visual Arts
2016
Pollack, Deborah C.
200 pages (color)
Picturing the Americas: Landscape Painting from Tierra Del Fuego to the Arctict
2015
Edited by Brownlee, Peter; Valeria Piccoll and Georjiana Uhlyark
320 pages (color)
John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West
2015
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
288 pages (color)
Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000
2012
Libby, Gary R.
360 pages (color)
Karol Mack: The History, The Sublime, The Paintings
2010
Berney, Charlotte; Brian C. Mack, Pat McKee, James H. Pickering
143 pages (color)
Helen M. Kroeger & Otto J. Kurth The Anchorage Studio and Peconic Bay Impressionism
2010
Terry Wallace
130 pages (color)
Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts
2009
Poulton, Donna L. and Vern G. Swanson
304 pages (color)
A Century of Sanctuary: The Art of Zion National Park (Exhibition catalog)
2008
Hassrick, Peter; L. Hafen, D. Reeder, L Courtright
131 pages (color)
Thomas Paquette - Gouaches
2007
Mansfield, Sally
128 pages (color)
Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver
2007
Scriver, Mary Strachan
368 pages
Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape
2006
Bloemink, Barbara; Sara Burns, et al.
0 pages (color)
Frederic Church, Winslow Homer and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape (Exhibition catalog)
2006
Davidson, Gail; Floramae McCarron-Cates
192 pages (color)
Thomas Moran's West: Chromolithography, High Art, and Popular Taste
2006
Kinsey, Joni L.; Thomas Moran
0 pages (color)
Yosemite: Art of an American Icon (Exhibition catalog)
2006
Scott, Amy (Editor); Brian Bibby, William Deverell, et all
221 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
See Yellowstone in 1871: Earliest Descriptions & Images from the Field
2005
Peale, Albert C. Marlene Deahl Merrill, et all.
0 pages (color)
Fine American Art from 1845 to 1960 (Spanierman Gallery, LLC (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Reis, Mary Clare; Lisa N. Peters et all
0 pages (color)
Dominant's Encyclopedia of Movers and Shakers: Social and Cultural Celebrities (Two Volumes)
2004
Bennice, Warren; Peter Seally, Meenakshi Menon
0 pages (color)
Window on the West: Chicago and the Art of the New Frontier, 1890-1940 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Barter, Judith & Kelly, Sarah
184 pages (color)
Becoming a Nation: Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, US Department of State (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Fairbanks and Serfaty
232 pages (color)
All American: Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection of the Flint Institute of (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Flint Institute of Arts
272 pages (color)
Old Virginia: The Pursuit of a Pastoral Ideal
2003
Rasmussen, William M.S.; Robert S. Tilton
252 pages (color)
Recounting the Old West II: Important Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper
2003
Tierney, Curtis (editor)
71 pages (color)
Hamptons Bohemia Two Centuries of Artists and Writers on the Beach
2002
Harrison, H. and Denne, C.A.
176 pages (color)
Drawn to Yellowstone: Artists in America's First National Park