MORAN, THOMAS (1837—). An American etcher, illnstrator, and landscape painter. He was born at Bolton, Lancashire, -January 12, 1S37, and came to Philadelphia with his parents. During an apprenticeship to a wood engraver he devoted himself to water-color painting with suc cess. He then studied oil painting under James Hamilton, and later in Paris and Italy. He re turned to the United States in 1871 and made sketches of scenes in the Yellowstone, from which he produced the picture of the "Grand Carlon of the Yellowstone," now filling a panel in the Capitol at Washington. In 1373 he joined the United States Exploring Expedition, conducted by Major J. W. Powell, which surveyed the carious of the Colorado River, and on hi. return completed a picture of "The Chasm of the Colo rado," which was purchased by Congress as a companion of the Yellowstone picture. The fol lowing year he visited the Mountain of the Holy Cross in Colorado, and on his return to New York, where he made his residence, he finished a large picture of that mountain. lie was elected
a member of the National Academy in 1884. Among his smaller pieces are: "The Lost Ar row," "The Conemangh in Autumn," ''The First Ship," "The Track of the Storm," "Ponce de Leon in Florida," "New York front Communi w," and "After a Thaw." Moran designed the illustrations on wood that adorn the reports of both Hayden's and Powell's explorations. His other illustrations include for Longfel low's H ia wa tha and Whittier's Mabel Moran's style is a strong souvenir of the works of the English painter Turner. in the iridescent play of color of which he is very fond. Ile paints the momentary and evanescent phases of nature which offer brilliant and striking, opportunities for rich, glowing color. Both he and his wife and pupil, NARY MORAN (1842—), are etchers, and members of the British Society of Painter Etchers.