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Thomas Moran

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Thomas Moran (1837 - 1926) was active/lived in Pennsylvania, California.  Thomas Moran is known for Landscape and marine painting, topography.

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 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 Superior.  Shortly after, he and Edward went to England where both brothers were heavily infl   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 26174 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

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Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Thomas Moran available:    Albert Bierstadt,  Eanger Irving Couse,  Frederic Sackrider Remington,  Joseph Henry Sharp,  Childe Hassam,  Robert (Henry Cozad) Henri,  George Inness,  Frank Tenney Johnson,  Martin Johnson Heade,  William Leigh,  Ernest Lawson,  Winslow Homer,  Worthington (Thomas) Whittredge,  Oscar Berninghaus,  Jasper Francis Cropsey,  Charles Marion Russell,  William Trost Richards,  Maynard Dixon,  John Frederick Kensett,  Hermann Ottomar Herzog,  Maurice Brazil Prendergast,  Alfred Thompson Bricher,  John French Sloan,  William Merritt Chase



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Keywords and Quick Facts for Thomas Moran


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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 MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
  • Animals, Mammals
  • Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
  • Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Gardens, Garden Scenes
  • Icebergs, Glaciers
  • 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
  • Landscape 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

The above Keywords are derived from what askART has identified from our research for this artist and are intended as an additional tool for information. Sources include books, periodicals, auction records, family members, friends, and professional researchers. askART has derived Quick Facts as a brief overview; it is not a complete list rather it is a list that is most frequently cited.
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