Thomas Moran

Born in England in 1837, Thomas Moran immigrated to the United States at age seven, a journey that profoundly impacted his future artistic focus on landscapes and the sea. He began his artistic career as a wood-engraving apprentice in Philadelphia, a process he found tedious, preferring to hone his skills in watercolor. It was during this time that he discovered the works of British artist J.M.W. Turner, whose mastery of color, landscape subjects, and watercolor techniques b…