Book Description
Rarely in the history of American art does one find a family of artists as extensive as the Morans. The Peale family of Philadelphia comes to mind, but such examples are few and far between. Of all the Moran family members, Thomas Moran is the most renowned, famous for his expansive panoramas of the American West from the 1870s to the turn of the century. However, with his wife, Mary Nimmo Moran, also an artist, the two shared a pronounced interest in painting the terrain of New Jersey and East Hampton, Long Island and became prolific watercolorists and etchers of eastern views. This book highlights previously unknown watercolors by both Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran in addition to a selection of their etched works. While contemporary scholarship regards Thomas Moran as the foremost painter in the family, many of the Morans were accomplished artists and held positions of great importance in the late nineteenth century. This publication addresses the artistry of multiple members of the extended Moran family including painted seascapes, portraits, and genre scenes by Edward, his son Leon, and Peter Moran, brother to Edward and Thomas.
About the author
Nancy Siegel is the Curator of the Juniata College Museum of Art and Professor of Art History. She specializes in landscape studies of the nineteenth century.
