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=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
Born on February 2, 1888 in [[Clearfield, Iowa]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Ross Embrose Moffett (1888-1971)|url=http://www.galleryehva.com/EPA/Ross_Moffett.htm#.VMgprerF_w8|website=Gallery Ehva|accessdate=January 27, 2015}}</ref> Moffett began his studies at the Cummins Art School of [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] in 1907.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/monotypes/moffettbio.html|title = ROSS MOFFETT (1888 - 1971)|date = |accessdate = January 28, 2015|website = Singular Impressions|publisher = Smithsonian Institute|last = |first = }}</ref> In 1908 he transferred to the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (now known as the [[Art Institute of Chicago]]) and studied with John Vanderpool and Harry Wallcott. He then studied with [[Charles Hawthorne]], in [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]] in the summer of 1913. By 1914, he went on to study at the [[Art Students League of New York]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=3370|title = Ross Moffett|date = |accessdate = January 28, 2015|website = Smithsonian American Art Museum|publisher = Smithsonian Institute|last = |first = }}</ref>returning to Provincetown establish his career as an artist in 1915. As one of the founders of the Provincetown Art Association, he was a leading figure in the town's art scene.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross Moffett|url=http://www.galleryehva.com/EPA/Ross_Moffett.htm#.VRMUyOHz44Q|website=Gallery Ehva|publisher=Gallery Ehva|accesxsdate=25 March 2015}}</ref>
Born on February 2, 1888 in [[Clearfield, Iowa]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Ross Embrose Moffett (1888-1971)|url=http://www.galleryehva.com/EPA/Ross_Moffett.htm#.VMgprerF_w8|website=Gallery Ehva|accessdate=January 27, 2015}}</ref> Moffett began his studies at the Cummins Art School of [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] in 1907.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/monotypes/moffettbio.html|title = ROSS MOFFETT (1888 - 1971)|date = |accessdate = January 28, 2015|website = Singular Impressions|publisher = Smithsonian Institute|last = |first = }}</ref> In 1908 he transferred to the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (now known as the [[Art Institute of Chicago]]) and studied with John Vanderpool and Harry Wallcott. He then studied with [[Charles Hawthorne]], in [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]] in the summer of 1913. By 1914, he went on to study at the [[Art Students League of New York]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=3370|title = Ross Moffett|date = |accessdate = January 28, 2015|website = Smithsonian American Art Museum|publisher = Smithsonian Institute|last = |first = }}</ref>returning to Provincetown establish his career as an artist in 1915. As one of the founders of the Provincetown Art Association, he was a leading figure in the town's art scene.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross Moffett|url=http://www.galleryehva.com/EPA/Ross_Moffett.htm#.VRMUyOHz44Q|website=Gallery Ehva|publisher=Gallery Ehva|accessdate=25 March 2015}}</ref>


Moffett married artist Dorothy Lake Gregory, best known as a printmaker and illustrator of children's books and magazines, in 1920, in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross Moffett|url=http://www.galleryehva.com/EPA/Ross_Moffett.htm#.VRMUyOHz44Q|website=Gallery Ehva|publisher=Gallery Ehva|accesxsdate=25 March 2015}}</ref> Moffett and Gregory met while studying in Provincetown under Charles Hawthorne.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bakkerproject.com/dorothy-lake-gregory/|title = Dorothy Lake Gregory|date = |accessdate = January 28, 2015|website = The Bakker Project|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
Moffett married artist Dorothy Lake Gregory, best known as a printmaker and illustrator of children's books and magazines, in 1920, in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross Moffett|url=http://www.galleryehva.com/EPA/Ross_Moffett.htm#.VRMUyOHz44Q|website=Gallery Ehva|publisher=Gallery Ehva|accessdate=25 March 2015}}</ref> Moffett and Gregory met while studying in Provincetown under Charles Hawthorne.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bakkerproject.com/dorothy-lake-gregory/|title = Dorothy Lake Gregory|date = |accessdate = January 28, 2015|website = The Bakker Project|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>


=== Career ===
=== Career ===

Revision as of 20:22, 25 March 2015

Ross E. Moffett
Born
Ross Embrose Moffett

February 2, 1888
Clearfield, Iowa
DiedMarch 13, 1971
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Resting placeProvincetown Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Alma materArt Institute of Chicago
Notable workEisenhower Memorial Foundation
MovementSocial realism, American Modernism
SpouseDorothy Lake Gregory

Ross Embrose Moffett (1888 – 1971) was an American artist specializing in landscape painting, social realism themed murals and etching. He was a significant figure in the development of American Modernism after World War I. He worked with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to complete four murals in 1he 1930s. For the most part, his paintings depict the life and landscapes of the Provincetown, Massachusetts area.[1]

Biography

Early life

Born on February 2, 1888 in Clearfield, Iowa.[2] Moffett began his studies at the Cummins Art School of Des Moines in 1907.[3] In 1908 he transferred to the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (now known as the Art Institute of Chicago) and studied with John Vanderpool and Harry Wallcott. He then studied with Charles Hawthorne, in Provincetown, Massachusetts in the summer of 1913. By 1914, he went on to study at the Art Students League of New York,[4]returning to Provincetown establish his career as an artist in 1915. As one of the founders of the Provincetown Art Association, he was a leading figure in the town's art scene.[5]

Moffett married artist Dorothy Lake Gregory, best known as a printmaker and illustrator of children's books and magazines, in 1920, in Brooklyn, New York.[6] Moffett and Gregory met while studying in Provincetown under Charles Hawthorne.[2][7]

Career

In 1924, after serving in the United States Army and traveling across Europe, Moffett returned to Provincetown, Massachusetts and became one of the early founders of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM).[4]

Moffett has his first one-man show at the Frank Rehn Gallery in New York and also at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1928. [8]

During the 1930s Moffett completed four mural projects for the Federal Art Project of the WPA.[2][3]

Between 1932 and 1933, he taught at the University of Miami in Ohio, and in 1942, Moffett became a full member of the National Academy of Design.[8]

In 1954, he was chosen, along with another artist, to paint murals for the new Eisenhower Memorial Foundation Museum by the National Academy of Design.[8]

The Moffett House, 296A Commercial Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts was built in 1860. It is the former location of the home and studio of Ross Moffett and his wife Dorothy. It has since been restored and is now called the Moffett House Inn.[8][9]

Moffett died of cancer on March 13, 1971 in Provincetown, Massachusetts and is buried at the Provincetown cemetery next to his wife, Dorothy.[2][4][10]

Work

Awards

Murals

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ross Moffett". Gallery Ehva. Gallery Ehva. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ross Embrose Moffett (1888-1971)". Gallery Ehva. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "ROSS MOFFETT (1888 - 1971)". Singular Impressions. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Ross Moffett". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ross Moffett". Gallery Ehva. Gallery Ehva. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Ross Moffett". Gallery Ehva. Gallery Ehva. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Dorothy Lake Gregory". The Bakker Project. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "Early Provincetown Artist: Ross Moffett". Julie Heller Gallery. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  9. ^ del Deo, Josephine. "Ross Moffett (1888-1971)". Provincetown Artist Registry. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Early Provincetown Artist: Ross Moffett, Biography". Julie Heller Gallery. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  11. ^ "Holyoke Post Office". The New Deal Art Registry. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "U. S. Post Office - Somerville Main Branch". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS). Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  13. ^ Loth, Renee (November 28, 2014). "When public buildings were revered". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  14. ^ "Revere Post Office". The New Deal Art Registry. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

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