Joseph Mozier Explained
Joseph Mozier (August 22, 1812 – October 3, 1870) was an American sculptor active in Italy. He was born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1812. In 1831 he moved to New York City, where he worked as a merchant. He retired from business around 1845, and shortly afterward went to Europe, studying sculpture for several years in Florence, after which he moved to Rome.
His best-known work is Undine, the title character in the novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, a water nymph who falls in love with a man. He won a grand prize for it in Rome in 1867. He made a short visit to the United States in 1870, and was hospitalized upon his return in London, England. He died in Faido, Switzerland, while en route to his home in Italy.[1]
Selected works
- Bust of Pocahontas (1848), Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Maryland. A replica at University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
- Bust of Diana (c. 1850), Locust Lawn Estate, New Paltz, New York.
- Pocahontas (1854), Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.[2] A replica at Lockwood–Mathews Mansion, Norwalk, Connecticut.
- Truth (1855), Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.[3]
- Silence (1855), Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.[4]
- Rebecca at the Well (1855), Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia. Replicas at New York Historical Society, New York City; Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana; Patterson Public Library, Paterson, New Jersey; and Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California.[5]
- The American Schoolboy (Young America) (1857), Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island.[6] A replica at Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.
- The Prodigal Son (c. 1857), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Indian Girl's Lament (1858), Cammie G. Henry Research Center, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. A replica at Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California.
- Queen Esther (c. 1858).
- The Wept of the Wish-ton-Wish (1862), Lockwood–Mathews Mansion, Norwalk, Connecticut.[7] Replicas at Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia; and Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York.
- Jephthah's Daughter (1865),[8]
- Il Penseroso (1866), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[9]
- Undine (1867), Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine.[10] Replicas at Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia; and Boll Theatre, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.
- The Peri (c. 1867), Acklen Mausoleum, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.[11]
- Flower Girl (Springtime) (1867), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[12] A replica at Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York.
- The Vigil of Rizpah (1869), Spanierman Gallery, New York City.[13]
- The White Lady of Avenel (1869), Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia. Replicas at Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey; and University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
- Thomas Moore as a Boy (1870), Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York.
References
- Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889.
- Madeleine B. Stern, "New England Artists in Italy 1835-1855", The New England Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Jun., 1941), pp. 243–271.
- "Joseph Mozier" from AskArt.
External links
Notes and References
- "Obituary: Joseph Mozier." The Art Journal (London), January 1871.
- http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/146929?search_no=1&index=8 Pocahontas
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/tulipano_fortuna/5948903114/ Truth
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/tulipano_fortuna/5948350491/ Silence
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/littlelouie/4998173883/ Rebecca at the Well
- https://archive.today/20130415205952/http://www.redwoodlibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/L1000199.JPG The American Schoolboy
- http://www.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com/virtualtour/entrancehall_1.html Wept of the Wish-ton-Wish
- http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/joseph-mozier-jephthahs-daughter-a-marble-figure-1401099-details.aspx?pos=10&intObjectID=1401099&sid=&page=5 Jephthah's Daughter
- http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=18064 Il Penseroso
- http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/10106675613/joseph-mozier-undine-c-1866-colby-college Undine
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/fallingwater123/3598971511/ The Peri
- http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=18063 Flower Girl
- http://www.spanierman.com/Mozier,-Joseph/album/0/1/ The Vigil of Rizpah
