Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American artist known for his scenes of

American history The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of Settlement of the Americas, the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Native American cultures in the United States, Numerous indigenous cultures formed ...

Early life

He was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1862, to

Edward Moran Edward Moran (August 19, 1829June 8, 1901) was an English-born American artist of maritime paintings. He is arguably most famous for his series of 13 historical paintings of United States marine history. Early life Moran was born to Thomas and M ...

, a notable artist who emigrated from England to the United States. He studied under his father and at the

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and the

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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
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Thomas Moran Thomas Moran (February 12, 1837 – August 25, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains. Moran and his family, wife Mary Nimmo Moran and daughter Ruth too ...

, and his cousin

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (August 8, 1863 – March 18, 1930) was an American painter best known for his series of 78 scenes from American history, entitled ''The Pageant of a Nation'', the largest series of American historical paintings by a sing ...

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Images

Image:A_fair_Puritan.jpg, ''A Fair

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'' Image:Mayflower_compact.jpg, ''Signing the Mayflower Compact'', ca. 1900, now in the collection of the

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Image:Battle_of_bunker_hill_by_percy_moran.jpg, '' Battle of Bunker Hill'' Image:RossBetsy.jpg, ''The Birth of Old Glory'' (1917) Image:George Washington Farewell Address by Edward Percy Moran.jpg, ''

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References

External links

''"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