Thomas Moran Tour Follows Footsteps, Tracks Restoration Progress
The East Hampton Historical Society will present a tour of the places Thomas Moran liked to go in East Hampton and will also explain the recent progress on the restoration of his house and studio.
A tour of the buildings and landscapes that played such an significant role in Moran’s life in the village
Thomas Moran, one of America’s most important landscape painters, spent most of his summers in East Hampton between 1879 and 1922, and in 1884 he built the first artist’s studio here, on Main Street across from Town Pond.
On Saturday morning at 10, Richard Barons, director of the East Hampton Historical Society and the Thomas Moran Trust, will lead a tour of the buildings and landscapes that played such an significant role in Moran’s life in the village. A visit to see the studio’s ongoing restoration will be included. The tour is free, but reservations, which can be made by calling 631-324-6850, are required.