Ross Moffett
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Ross E. Moffett | |
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| Born | Ross Embrose Moffett February 2, 1888 |
| Died | March 13, 1971 |
| Resting place | Provincetown Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Notable work | Eisenhower Memorial Foundation |
| Movement | Social realism, American Modernism |
| Spouse | Dorothy Lake Gregory |
Ross Embrose Moffett (1888 – 1971) was an American artist specializing in landscape painting, social realism themed murals and etching. He worked with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to complete four murals and was an significant figure in the development of American Modernism.
Biography
Early life
Born on February 2, 1888 in Clearfield, Iowa.[1] Moffett began his studies at the Cummins Art School of Des Moines in 1907.[2] 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.[3]
Ross Moffett married artist Dorothy Lake Gregory in 1920. Moffett and Gregory met while studying in Provincetown under Charles Hawthorne.[1][4]
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).[3]
During the 1930s Moffett completed four mural projects for the Federal Art Project of the WPA.[1][2]
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.[5]
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.[6]
Moffett died of cancer on March 13, 1971 in Provincetown, Massachusetts and is buried at the Provincetown cemetery next to his wife, Dorothy.[1][3][5]
Work
Awards
- 1927 - French Gold Medal at the Art Institute of Chicago
Murals
- 1936 - "Captain Alezue Holyoke's Exploring Party on the Connecticut River" (oil on canvas) at the U.S. Post Office, in Holyoke, Massachusetts[7]
- 1937 - "A Skirmish between British and Colonists near Somerville in Revolutionary Times" at the U. S. Post Office, Somerville Main Branch[8][9]
- 1939 - "The First Store and Tavern" at the U.S. Post Office, in Revere, Massachusetts[10]
- 1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower's life (multiple murals painted with artist, Louis George Bouché), in Abilene, Kansas[2]
See also
- Federal Art Project (FAP)
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References
- ^ a b c d "Ross Embrose Moffett (1888-1971)". Gallery Ehva. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c "ROSS MOFFETT (1888 - 1971)". Singular Impressions. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ross Moffett". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Dorothy Lake Gregory". The Bakker Project. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "Early Provincetown Artist: Ross Moffett, Biography". Julie Heller Gallery. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ del Deo, Josephine. "Ross Moffett (1888-1971)". Provincetown Artist Registry. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Holyoke Post Office". The New Deal Art Registry. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "U. S. Post Office - Somerville Main Branch". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS). Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Loth, Renee (November 28, 2014). "When public buildings were revered". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Revere Post Office". The New Deal Art Registry. Retrieved January 28, 2015.