Thomas Moran House
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Thomas Moran House was the East Hampton, New York
home of Thomas Moran
, 1837–1926, an American painter of the Hudson River School
, known for his landscape paintings in the American West. Moran's watercolor paintings from the 1871 first survey of Yellowstone are credited with leading to the creation of the first National Park; his landscape paintings of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
and others have hung in the U.S. Capitol building and in the Oval Office
of the White House. The Thomas Moran House was constructed in 1884.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1965.
The house is located at 229 Main Street in East Hampton. It is closed to the public and is currently under restoration.
The house is quite large, with two living areas, and extensive grounds. It is located across the street from the Town Pond.
The main room in the house is Thomas Moran's studio. It is a large and airy room with 20 foot ceilings where Moran completed many of his works. Moran entertained many visitors and fellow artists in his home, including J. Thompson and Robert Wood
.
The house was Moran's primary residence from 1884 until his death in 1926. He and his wife, Scottish born Mary Nimmo Moran
(1842–99), an etcher and landscape painter, are buried across the street in the South Side Cemetery by the East Hampton Town Pond.
The house remained privately owned until 2004 when its owner Elizabeth Lamb died and left it to the owners of Guild Hall (East Hampton's cultural center dedicated in 1931 which is a couple blocks from the Moran House).
The house had fallen into considerable disrepair. In June 2008 the house was transferred to the Thomas Moran Trust so that it can specifically raise funds to restore the structure.
East Hampton (village), New York
The Village of East Hampton is a village in Town of East Hampton, New York. It is located in Suffolk County, on the South Fork of eastern Long Island...
home of Thomas Moran
Thomas Moran
Thomas Moran from Bolton, England was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains. Moran and his family took residence in New York where he obtained work as an artist...
, 1837–1926, an American painter of the Hudson River School
Hudson River school
The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism...
, known for his landscape paintings in the American West. Moran's watercolor paintings from the 1871 first survey of Yellowstone are credited with leading to the creation of the first National Park; his landscape paintings of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park...
and others have hung in the U.S. Capitol building and in the Oval Office
Oval Office
The Oval Office, located in the West Wing of the White House, is the official office of the President of the United States.The room features three large south-facing windows behind the president's desk, and a fireplace at the north end...
of the White House. The Thomas Moran House was constructed in 1884.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1965.
The house is located at 229 Main Street in East Hampton. It is closed to the public and is currently under restoration.
The house is quite large, with two living areas, and extensive grounds. It is located across the street from the Town Pond.
The main room in the house is Thomas Moran's studio. It is a large and airy room with 20 foot ceilings where Moran completed many of his works. Moran entertained many visitors and fellow artists in his home, including J. Thompson and Robert Wood
Robert William Wood
Robert William Wood was an American landscape painter. He was born in England, emigrated to the United States and rose to prominence in the 1950s with the sales of millions of his color reproductions...
.
The house was Moran's primary residence from 1884 until his death in 1926. He and his wife, Scottish born Mary Nimmo Moran
Mary Nimmo Moran
Mary Nimmo Moran , also found as M. Nimmo Moran, was a prominent American 19th century landscape artist specializing in etchings. She completed roughly 70 landscape etchings, which included scenes of England and Scotland, and in the United States, Long Island, New Jersey, Florida and Pennsylvania...
(1842–99), an etcher and landscape painter, are buried across the street in the South Side Cemetery by the East Hampton Town Pond.
The house remained privately owned until 2004 when its owner Elizabeth Lamb died and left it to the owners of Guild Hall (East Hampton's cultural center dedicated in 1931 which is a couple blocks from the Moran House).
The house had fallen into considerable disrepair. In June 2008 the house was transferred to the Thomas Moran Trust so that it can specifically raise funds to restore the structure.
Sources and External Links
- "Preserving the Home of Thomas Moran, Whose Art Preserves Visions of the West", by Robin Pogrebin, 8/24/2006, New York Times. (Accessed 8/27/2007 from http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/arts/design/24moran.html?ex=1314072000&en=b655aebe42e30380&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)
- National Gallery of Art exhibit
- Photo of house and short article