Thomas Moran

Thomas Moran (February 12, 1837 - August 25, 1926) from Bolton, England was a painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains. Thomas Moran along with Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, and William Keith are sometimes referred to as belonging to the Rocky Mountain School of landscape painters because of all of the Western landscapes made by this group. Moran's family emigrated from England in 1844 and s... more

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  • Feb 12, 1837

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  • Aug 25, 1926 (age 89 years)

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