Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926

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Painter; Santa Barbara, Calif.

From the description of Thomas Moran papers, 1870-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83784675

Artist.

From the description of Letter of Thomas Moran, 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454610

Painter, landscape painter, etcher; Santa Barbara, Calif.

Painted large majestic landscapes of the Far West and the Grand Canyon.

From the description of Thomas Moran papers, 1870-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84045047

Artist.

Thomas Moran was an eastern artist who enjoyed going on geological expeditions even though he was not a rugged type. He joined an expedition to the remote headwaters of the Yellowstone River in Wyoming and two years later he went to the Grand Canyon which he sketched several times from an overlook called Powell's Plateau. When he returned to his studio he combined his small sketches to produce enormous paintings.

His watercolors were instrumental in encouraging Congress to establish Yellowstone as the nation's first national park. In 1877 he took a trip to the Saint Johns River where he extensively sketched Fort George Island and produced several works on this subject and the Florida/Georgia Everglades.

From the description of View of the St. Johns' river, Florida, 1881. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 50256175
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referencedIn Bass, William Wallace, 1848-1933. Bass family photographs, 1875-1933, 1980 (bulk 1890-1920). Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Boston records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Thomas Benedict Clarke scrapbooks Archives of American Art
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Fryxell, Fritiof, 1900-1986. Fritiof Fryxell papers, 1822-1986. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. The first night's camp on the mountain [art original]. Denver Public Library, Central Library
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. View of the St. Johns' river, Florida, 1881. University of Florida
referencedIn Keystone View Company. Thomas Moran, celebrated artist, sketching near Yavapai Point, Grand Canon [sic] Nat. Park / [graphic] Keystone View Company. Archives of American Art
referencedIn Keystone View Company. [Thomas Moran] [graphic] / Keystone View Company. Archives of American Art
referencedIn Taft, Robert, 1894-1955. Correspondence and notes relating to frontier artists Carvalho, Cushing, Eakins, Egloffstein, Holmes, Moran [microform] / Robert Taft. Northern Arizona University, Cline Library
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Thomas Moran notebook, 1877-1882. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. The half dome view from Moran Point [original print] Denver Public Library, Central Library
creatorOf John Wesley Powell Display Collection, 1850s to 1960s. Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department.
referencedIn Milch Gallery records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926, also Edward and Percy : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Elwell, Frank Edwin, 1858-1922. Letters from sculptors, from the correspondence files of the Curator of Ancient & Modern Statuary ; Miscellaneous letters from the correspondence files of the Curator of Ancient & Modern Statuary, 1892-1904. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. ALS, 1872 July 23 : Newark, N.J., to Hon. George F. Edmunds. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Fritiof Fryxell papers, 1822-1986 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Macbeth Gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Thomas Moran letter to Richards, 1874. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Printed material on California artists Archives of American Art
referencedIn Moran, Thomas : Biographical file. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
referencedIn Robert B. Honeyman, Jr. Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material Bancroft Library
referencedIn Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Papers, 1876, 1877, [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Pierce, Henry Havelock. Autographed photographic portrait of Thoman Moran, 1915. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902. Albert Bierstadt letter to Mr. Moran : ALS, 1867 December 26. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. Correspondence of the Powell Survey, 1869-1879 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Murphy, Thos. D. (Thomas Dowler), 1866-1928. Three wonderlands of the American West : being the notes of a traveler, concerning the Yellowstone Park, the Yosemite National Park, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, with a chapter on the other wonders of the great American West / by Thos. D. Murphy ; with sixteen reproductions in color from original paintings by Thomas Moran. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
creatorOf Thomas Moran papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Mount of the Holy Cross [art original]. Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn Dodge, Henry Nehemiah, 1843-1937. Papers, 1857-1962 (inclusive), 1857-1936 (bulk). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
creatorOf Moran, Mary Nimmo, 1842-1899. Interior of California Forest : from original sketch by Thomas Moran [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Letter of Thomas Moran, 1874. Library of Congress
referencedIn Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. Scenery of Yellowstone National Park, 1871. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn William Henry Holmes artists' files Archives of American Art
referencedIn Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. Correspondence, 1869-1879, of the Powell Survey. American Philosophical Society Library
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associatedWith Bass, William Wallace, 1848-1933. person
associatedWith Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902. person
associatedWith Century illustrated monthly magazine. corporateBody
associatedWith Clarke, Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict), 1848-1931. person
associatedWith Dodge, Henry Nehemiah, 1843-1937. person
associatedWith Edmunds, George F. person
associatedWith Elwell, Frank Edwin, 1858-1922. person
associatedWith Ferne, Hortense T., 1885-1976. person
associatedWith Fryxell, Fritiof, 1900- person
associatedWith Fryxell, Fritiof, 1900-1986. person
associatedWith Gay, Edward, 1837-1928. person
associatedWith Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933. person
associatedWith Honeyman, Robert B. person
associatedWith Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. person
associatedWith Keystone View Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. person
associatedWith Milch Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Moran, Mary Nimmo, 1842-1899. person
associatedWith Moran, Paul Nimmo, 1864-1907. person
associatedWith Moran, Peter, 1841-1914. person
associatedWith Moran, Ruth B. person
associatedWith Murphy, Thos. D. (Thomas Dowler), 1866-1928. person
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. corporateBody
associatedWith Oakland Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Orton, Edward, 1863-1932. person
associatedWith Pierce, Henry Havelock. person
associatedWith Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. person
associatedWith Spark, Victor D. (Victor David), 1898-1991. person
associatedWith Taft, Robert, 1894-1955. person
associatedWith Wellstood, William, 1819-1900, person
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Death 1926-08-25

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