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Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American
artist An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, th ...
known for his scenes of
American history The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed, and many saw transformations in the 16th century away from more densely ...
.


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 MoranArtwork by Leon Moran
/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.''
' (1898), Item notes: v. 17''


Images

Image:A_fair_Puritan.jpg, ''A Fair
Puritan The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Catholic Church, Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become m ...
'' Image:Mayflower_compact.jpg, ''Signing the
Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the men aboard the ''Mayflower,'' consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, an ...
'', ca. 1900, now in the collection of the
Pilgrim Hall Museum The Pilgrim Hall Museum at 75 Court Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts is the oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation, having opened in 1824. 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 The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in ...
'' Image:RossBetsy.jpg, ''The Birth of Old Glory'' (1917) Image:George Washington Farewell Address by Edward Percy Moran.jpg, '' George Washington's Farewell Address''


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''"The Moran Family of Painters: Edward, Leon, Thomas, Mary & Peter Moran"''
mort en 1952 {{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Edward Percy 1862 births 1935 deaths Artists from Philadelphia National Academy of Design alumni Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni