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1837 Bolton, Lancashire, England - 1926 Santa Barbara, California. Known for: Landscape and marine painting, topography.
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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Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Pre-Raphaelite Influenced
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Tonalist, Tonalism
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Icebergs, Glaciers
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Mythology, Legends
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Pikes Peak, Colorado
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Spanish Missions, California
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Colorado Rocky Mountains
- •Europe
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park
- •Hayden Expedition Artist
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Long Island, New York
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Niagara Falls
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Rocky Mountain School of Painting
- •Southern California Before 1900
- •The Isle of Shoals-Appledore Island
- •Venice, Italy
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •West of Missouri River Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
- •Yellowstone National Park
- •Yosemite National Park
- •Zion National Park
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Artists Fund Society
- •Boston Art Club
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •New York Etching Club
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of American Etchers/Brooklyn Society of Etchers
- •Society of Illustrators-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •C. R. Smith Collection-Western
- •Carl S. Dentzel Collection
- •Daniel J Terra Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
- •Harmsen Western Art Collection
- •John F Eulich Collection
- •Neville-Strass Collection
- •Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
- •Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
- •Warner Collection
- •William Foxley Collection-Western
Added Description
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Grand Canyon Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Married to an Artist
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Yosemite Park Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •Lotos Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts