Edward Percy Moran


Edward Percy Moran, sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American artist known for his scenes of American history.

Biography

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. 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.
His brother Leon Moran, his uncles Peter Moran and Thomas Moran, and his cousin Jean Leon Gerome Ferris were also prominent American artists.

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