Thomas Moran

Thomas Moran (Bolton, England, February 12, 1837 – Santa Barbara, California, August 25, 1926) was an English-born American painter. Moran was born in Lancashire, UK, and raised in Philadelphia. He was a member of "The Hudson River School". During his extensive travels, Moran created hundreds of open-air artworks.

Thomas Moran is considered the premier painter of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. It is believed that his paintings had an important role in the creation of the Yellowstone National Park.

Best known for his panoramic views of the American West, Moran demonstrated the breadth of his vision in equally accomplished paintings of the Pennsylvania countryside, the landscape of Long Island, industrial complexes in Mexico and America, views of Venice,Italy, and numerous seascapes.

Moran was an artist of broad interests included paintings based on historical and literary works, marine subjects, pastoral views, and, surprisingly, urban and industrial scenes. In the 1880s Moran's long-time enthusiasm for marine painting grew stronger following his move to East Hampton, Long Island, where he could study the sea in all its moods. [1]

In 1862, Moran married Mary Nimmo.

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  Angangueo, Mexico, 1863.

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  Amalfi Coast, ca. 1867-68.

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  Vera Cruz Harbor, 1884.

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  Moonlit Seascape, 1891.

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  A View of Venice, 1895.

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  An Arizona Sunset Near the Grand Canyon, 1898.

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  Cliff Dwellers, 1899.

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  Teoloyucan Mexico, 1904.

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  Sunset in Mid Ocean, 1904.

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  Sunset near Land's End Cornwall England, 1909.

Green River Cliffs, Wyoming, 1881.

The dazzling colors of the sculpted cliffs and an equally colorful band of Indians are the focus. [2]

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  Cresheim Glen Wissahickon Autumn, 1864.

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  Children of the Mountain, ca. 1866.

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  Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

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  Castle of San Juan D Ulloa Vera Cruz Mexico, 1883.

Snowy Range, 1896.

See also[edit]

Lake Como, 1867.

• Auguste Mayer
• Winslow Homer
• James Whistler
• American Painting
• American landscapes painting
• Painting Schools
• Landscapes from around the world

Fingal's Cave Island of Staffa, Scotland, 1884.

External links[edit]

Ulysses and the Sirens, 1900.

• Thomas Moran In-depth study.
• Thomas Moran's Works of Art
• Thomas Moran

Summit of the Sierras, 1872-1875.

Cascade Falls, 1905.