Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American artist known for his scenes of American history.
Edward Percy Moran | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 29, 1862
Died | March 25, 1935 New York City, U.S. | (aged 72)
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Known for | Painting |
Awards | First Hallgarten Prize (1886) |
He was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1862, to Edward Moran, an artist who immigrated to the United States from England.[1]
Moran studied under his father and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and the National Academy of Design in New York City.
He was a painter of historical American subjects, and examples of his work are found in many prominent collections.
He died in New York City on March 25, 1935, at age 72.[2]
His brother Leon Moran[3] (born 1864), his uncles Peter Moran (born 1842) and Thomas Moran, and his cousin Jean Leon Gerome Ferris were also prominent American artists.[4]