Clam Diggers

Artist Edward Moran American, born Great Britain, 1829–1901

Datecirca mid-1880s

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Frame: 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (43.8 x 59.7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)

Object numberG.28.2.1

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Provenance**Created United States, ca. mid-1880s; collection of the artist. Robert Fulenwider Phifer (1849–1928), New York and Concord, NC; bequeathed to the NC State Art Society, Raleigh, NC, 1928; officially transferred by the Society to the NCMA, 1961.Published ReferencesAmerican Paintings to 1900: Catalogue of Paintings, Vol. 1, 2nd ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1966), no. 42, illus. (b-w).

Nina Kasanof, "American Landscapes of the 19th Century in the North Carolina Museum of Art," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 8, no. 4 (June 1969), 3-15, discussed 9, illus. (b-w) fig. 8.

The American Scene, 1820-1900 (exhibition catalogue) (Bloomington: Indiana University Art Museum, 1970), no. 17, illus. (b-w).

Exhibition Number One from the Permanent Collection (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, 1970), 110, illus. (color) 111, listed 147.

Robert F. Phifer Collection (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1973), 56, illus. (b-w) 57, listed 94.

American Paintings from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art (brochure) (Charlotte: Mint Museum of Art, 1975), no. 26.
Exhibition HistoryBloomington, IN, Indiana University Art Museum, "The American Scene,1820-1900," January 18-February 28, 1970, no. 17, illus. (b-w).

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Exhibition Number One from the Permanent Collection," October 1970, 110, illus. (color) 111.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Robert F. Phifer Collection," March 31-May 13, 1973, cat. p. 56, illus. (b-w), listed 94.

Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum of Art, "American Paintings from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art," September 7-October 19, 1975, no. 26.
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