Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American
artist
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known for his scenes of
American history
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.
Early life
He was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1862, to
Edward Moran, a notable artist who emigrated from England to the United States. He studied under his father and at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the
National Academy of Design
The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, and others "to promote the fin ...
.
Career
He was a painter of historical American subjects, and examples of his work are found in many prominent collections.
Personal life
He died in New York City on March 25, 1935. His brother Leon Moran
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/ref> (born 1864), his uncles Peter Moran (born 1842) and Thomas Moran, and his cousin Jean Leon Gerome Ferris were also prominent American artists.''School Education Published by School Education Co.''
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Images
Image:A_fair_Puritan.jpg, ''A Fair Puritan
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''
Image:Mayflower_compact.jpg, ''Signing the Mayflower Compact
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'', ca. 1900, now in the collection of the Pilgrim Hall Museum
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History
The Pilgrim Society, established in 1820, runs the museum. The museum t ...
Image:Battle_of_bunker_hill_by_percy_moran.jpg, ''Battle of Bunker Hill
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Image:RossBetsy.jpg, ''The Birth of Old Glory'' (1917)
Image:George Washington Farewell Address by Edward Percy Moran.jpg, '' George Washington's Farewell Address''
References
External links
''"The Moran Family of Painters: Edward, Leon, Thomas, Mary & Peter Moran"''mort en 1952
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1862 births
1935 deaths
Artists from Philadelphia
National Academy of Design alumni
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni