1. By Jeremiah Welch Period 6 APUSH Antebellum Project 2017
Thomas Moran
By Jeremiah Welch
Period 6
APUSH Antebellum Project 2017

2. WHO Thomas Moran was an American landscape artist
Born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire (Province near ) to two handloom weaver. Mechanized processing of weaving forced Moran’s parent to move to Kensington, Philadelphia
His first notable painting were of Lake Superior

3. WHAT
Thomas Moran noted for his Yellowstone paintings which his captivation of its beautiful landscape convinced Congress to make Yellowstone its first national park.
Painting are started out with free a free drawn landscape and than filled in with beautiful water color.
Two of his paintings of Yellowstone hang in the White House

4. Other notable pieces include various landscape photos and some Native American lifestyle sketches and paintings in made while in Santa Barbara, California before he died.

5. Why Antebellum period art consisted of landscape paintings.
Thomas Moran was the top of the charts in this category.

14. Death
Thomas Moran died in Santa Barbara, California in 1926.

15. Works Cited
“Thomas Moran.” 27 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy, Artsy,
"Biography of Thomas Moran." Thomas Moran - The Complete Works - Biography. Thomas-moran.org, n.d. Web. 23 Oct
Moran, Thomas. "Thomas Moran's Diary." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 23 Oct
Johns, Joshua. "The Lure of the West." Thomas Moran and the American Landscape. N.p., 1 Apr Web. 23 Oct. 2017