Spring with spectrum - Grand Prismatic waters display all the colors of the rainbow Aug 15, 2008
That prompted the formation of the Hayden Expedition in 1871, including artist Thomas Moran, who made a watercolor sketch of Grand Prismatic s vibrant colors. A young mineralogist on the expedition, Albert C. Peale, wrote in letters to his hometown newspaper, The Philadelphia Press, that the park s hot springs in general were incredible. (Missoulian, MT)
We salute you! May 22, 2008
According to Carl Morck, the 15-foot monument took 13 months to carve and was placed at Thomas Moran Park two months ago ... Thompson gave a brief history of the Green River's famous personalities, from Major John Wesley Powell to artist Thomas Moran, both of whom expressed the beauty of the area to everyone in the country. (Green River Star, WY)
Public Hearing Set For Accessory Apts. Apr 17, 2008
" The town is acquiring another parcel of land, located at 2053 Montauk Highway in Amagansett. The two-acre parcel was originally owned by Loretta Crowley, and is being purchased for $285,000. This is a good purchase, said McGintee, who noted that the parcel is located on Napeague Harbor right next to another piece of preserved property. Easement Granted The board authorized an historical easement for the 1884 Thomas Moran Studio House, located on 0.7 acres at Guild Hall, for the purpose of... (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Review: Landscapes, tourism at Cantor Center Mar 9, 2008
In 1860, according to a text panel in "Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape," travelers logged about 75,000 vacations ... Thomas Moran transforms New Mexico's Toltec Gorge into an emphatic play of tan, black and white that echoes both Chinese landscape painting and Japanese woodblock prints ... "Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape": The show continues through May 4 at the Cantor Arts Center, Stanford... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Feature story: Exploring America Feb 9, 2008
Niagara Falls roared across the sweeping paintings of Frederic Church, while the peaks and clouds of Yellowstone and Yosemite took shape in Thomas Moran's watercolor and graphite works ... What: "Frederic Church, Winslow Homer and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape," an exhibit of paintings, drawings, photos and period artifacts from the 1800s. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Buffalo Bill Historical Center sends art to Italy Jan 2, 2008
The Buffalo Bill Historical Center has loaned 96 items _ including a saddle used by Cody, a Kiowa Indian cradle and paintings by Thomas Moran and Frederic Remington _ to the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia, Italy. "America! History of Painting from the New World," is an exhibition of paintings and contextual artifacts gathered from several American museums. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
$50 million needed for Scottsdale museum Dec 3, 2007
The others are painter Thomas Moran and architect Mary Jane Coulter. Moran, famous for his Grand Canyon landscapes, brought the West alive to Easterners after visiting the canyon with explorer John Wesley Powell in 1873. (AZCentral -- News)
Art, science combine to explain Yellowstone's geology at museum Sep 6, 2007
Or you can inspect reproductions of paintings of the park by Albert Beirstadt and Thomas Moran, among the earliest Anglo visitors. And you can track in real time the common earthquakes in the park, thanks to modern seismic monitoring equipment and the Internet. (Helena Independent Record)
Remarks by the Vice President Cheney at Dedication of the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitors Center Aug 12, 2007
It's an original work by Thomas Moran, the great artist for whom one of the mountains in the park is named. For nearly seven years it's had a prominent spot on my office wall, as a daily reminder of my favorite place in the entire world. (PR Newswire)
Western art market stronger than ever May 19, 2007
Works by Frederick Remington, Charlie Russell and Thomas Moran are examples of blue chips, he said. Well-known artists bring the big prices. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
'Grand!' exhibition opens at museum Jan 10, 2007
One of these early painters was Thomas Moran, whose magnificent and ethereal painting assing Storm will also be included in this exhibition. Other highlights of the exhibition will include a color woodcut print by the renowned Gustave Baumann and a painting by James Swinnerton. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)
Art professor has solo exhibit at de Young Jan 8, 2007
Using custom software I search the Internet for images based on titles of paintings by Hudson River School painters -- people such as Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, and Thomas Moran, said Anderson. The software returns everyday snapshots of the places represented in the paintings. (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
Mural unveiled at Montgomery's Rabon Chapel Sep 25, 2006
The landscape was based on a conglomeration of about 20 photographs and was inspired by the works of 19th century artist Thomas Moran. Head, who has been painting since 1978, used oil paint to create the mural. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Lines of inspiration: Artist hopes simple drawings will coax children to appreciate nature Jul 17, 2006
The whole notion of protected national parks, in fact, was driven in no small part by the artistic works of photographer William Henry Jackson and painter Thomas Moran, who captured Yellowstone long before it was called Yellowstone. Later, when the Great Northern Railway which built many of Glacier's early accommodations looked to advertise western routes, it looked again to artists, inviting them to live and work and steep themselves in Glacier. (Missoulian, MT)
Art from 2 perspectives at Mennello Apr 24, 2006
Featured artists include Thomas Moran, William Merrit Chase, Constantin Brancusi, Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, Jacob Lawrence, Keith Haring and others. The Mennello is at 900 E. Princeton St., Orlando, in Loch Haven Park; regular hours are 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Tulsa rich in oil baron architecture Apr 19, 2006
This time I noted that the museum with more than 10,000 paintings, sculptures and drawings, including one of the world's largest collections of Thomas Moran paintings and Frederic Remington bronzes reaches far beyond Western art. One special exhibit was devoted to photographs of the ruins at Machu Picchu. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
