biography of Edward Percy MORAN (1862-1935)

Birth place: Phila., PA

Death place: NYC

Addresses: East Hampton, NY

Profession: Painter, etcher

Studied: his father, Edward; PAFA with S.J. Ferris; NAD; Acad. Julian, Paris, 1884; London.

Exhibited: Paris Salon, 1878; Brooklyn AA, 1881-85; Boston AC, 1881-1907; NAD, 1881-91, 1898-99 (prize, 1886); Am. Art Assn., NYC, 1888 (gold med.); AIC, 1888-1918; PAFA Ann., 1904

Member: AWCS.

Work: Wilstach Gal., Phila.; Masonic Hall, Chicago; Plymouth Mus.; Hamilton Club, Brooklyn.

Comments: A specialist in Colonial and historical subjects, genre and landscapes. Many of his works were reproduced in photogravures, mezzotint and colored etchings, and published in books and magazines. He was the son of Edward, brother of Leon, and nephew of Thomas Moran (see entries).

Sources: WW33; Campbell, New Hampshire Scenery, 119; Fink, Am. Art at the 19th-C. Paris Salons, 373; 300 Years of American Art, 568; Falk, Exh. Record Series.

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