Edward Percy Moran
Edward Percy Moran | |
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| Born | July 29, 1862 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1935 (aged 72) New York City, U.S. |
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| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | First Hallgarten Prize (1886) |
Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American artist known for his scenes of American history.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]He was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1862, to Edward Moran, an artist who immigrated to the United States from England.[1]
Moran studied under his father and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and the National Academy of Design in New York City.
Career
[edit | edit source]He was a painter of historical American subjects, and examples of his work are found in many prominent collections.
Death
[edit | edit source]He died in New York City on March 25, 1935, at age 72.[2]
His brother Leon Moran[3] (born 1864), his uncles Peter Moran (born 1842) and Thomas Moran, and his cousin Jean Leon Gerome Ferris were also prominent American artists.[4]
Images
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A Fair Puritan
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Signing the Mayflower Compact, ca. 1900, now in the collection of the Pilgrim Hall Museum
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The Birth of Old Glory (1917)
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Battle of New Orleans (1910). Held in the Library of Congress
References
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- ^ Artwork by Leon Moran
- ^ School Education Published by School Education Co. (1898), Item notes: v. 17
External links
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