Barry Moser(born 1940)[1]is an American visual artist and educator, known as aprintmakerspecializing in wood engravings, and an illustrator of numerous works of literature.[2]He is also the owner and operator of the Pennyroyal Press, an engraving and small book publisher founded in 1970.[1]
Barry Moser | |
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| Born | 1940 (age 83–84) |
| Education | Baylor School, Auburn University, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Occupation(s) | illustrator, printmaker, educator, printing press owner |
Early life and education
editMoser was born in 1940 inChattanooga, Tennessee.[3]Moser studied at theBaylor School,Auburn University,and theUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga,[4]and did graduate work at theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst.He studied printmaking withLeonard Baskin.[5][6]
Career
editMoser is known for his illustrations forLewis Carroll'sAlice's Adventures in WonderlandandThrough the Looking-Glass,each of which consisted of more than a hundred prints, and the former of which won him theNational Book Awardfor design and illustration in 1983.[7]He has illustrated nearly 300 other works as well, including portions of theTime Lifebook seriesThe Enchanted World,A River Runs Through It,andMoby-Dick.He published his own illustrated Bible edition,[3]and he illustrated theAllen Mandelbaumtranslation ofDante'sInferno,published in 1980 asInferno: First Book of the Divine Comedy.
He has been on the faculty of the Department of Illustration Studies at theRhode Island School of Designand was also on the faculty of theWilliston Northampton Schoolfor many years. He is Professor in Residence and Printer to the College atSmith College.Barry Moser also teaches Life Drawing at the Glen East Workshop, held in summers in thePioneer ValleyofMassachusetts.
His works have been displayed in such places as theBritish Museum,theMetropolitan Museum,Harvard University,and theLibrary of Congress.
In 2007 the Smithsonian Art Collectors Program commissioned Moser to create a print for their Small Treasures series, the sales of which benefit educational and cultural programs through the Smithsonian Associates. The resulting relief engraving,An Old Chestnutis on display in theS. Dillon Ripley Centerin theNational Mall.
Bibliography
editArt books
edit- The Mother Goose Collection(silkscreen art book, limited edition, 300 copies).Maurice Sendak(illustrator), Barry Moser (illustrator), Seymour Chwast (illustrator), Daniel Pelvin (illustrator), Guy Billout (illustrator),Chris Van Allsburg(illustrator). New York City, NY: Serigrafica. 1990.
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Children's books
edit- Hamilton, Virginia(1988).In the Beginning: Creation Stories From Around the World.Barry Moser (illustrator). New York City, NY: Harcourt Brace.ISBN9780152387426.
- Kesey, Ken(1990).Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear.Barry Moser (illustrator). Viking Juvenile.ISBN978-0670811366.[2]
- And Still the Turtle Watched(1991)
- Polly Vaughn: A Traditional British Ballad(1992)
- Speak!: Children's Book Illustrators Brag about their Dogs(1993)
- The Farm Summer 1942(1994)
- I Am the Dog, I Am the Cat(1994)
- Vaughan, Marcia (1995).Whistling Dixie.Barry Moser (illustrator). Harpercollins Childrens Books.ISBN978-0060210304.[2]
- The Pageant(1995)
- Our New Puppy(1996)
- Hamilton, Virginia (1996).When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing.Barry Moser (illustrator). Blue Sky Press.ISBN9780590473729.[2]
- Parks, Van Dyke;Harris, Joel Chandler (1997).Jump, Again! The Further Adventures of Brer Rabbit.Barry Moser (illustrator). Harcourt Childrens Books.ISBN978-0152015596.[2]
- A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa(1997)
- Dippers(1997)
- Great Ghost Stories(1998)
- Dogs of Myth: Tales from Around the World(1999)
- Earthquack!(2002)
- That Summer(2002)
- Voices of Ancient Egypt(2003)
- Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems(2004)
- Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny: An Original African American Scare Tale(2004)
- The Three Silly Billies(2005)
- A Horse Named Funny Cide(2006)
- Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature(2007)
- Jack London's Dog(2008)
- Hogwood Steps Out: A Good, Good Pig Story(2008)
- Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes(2009)
- The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale(2011)
- Oh, Harry!(2011)
- Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World(2011)
- Cat Talk(2013)
- We Were Brothers(2015)
Novels, fairy tales
edit- Frankenstein(1984)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1989)
- A River Runs Through It(1989)
- Beauty and the Beast(1992)
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1992)
- First Love: A Gothic Tale(1996)
References
edit- ^abDavison, Carol Margaret; Mulvey-Roberts, Marie (2018-10-15).Global Frankenstein.Springer. p. 238.ISBN978-3-319-78142-6.
- ^abcdeOlswanger, Anna (1999)."A Conversation with Barry Moser".underdown.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2000-03-03.Retrieved2021-12-09.
- ^abWolf, Lucia Alma (2021-12-01).The Unexpected Dante: Perspectives on the Divine Comedy.Rutgers University Press. p. 45.ISBN978-1-68448-357-0.
- ^Moccasin.Chattanooga, Tennessee: University of Chattanooga. 1962. p. 159.Retrieved18 December2014.
- ^Wang, Jacqueline (May 4, 2021)."Moser: Engraving Stories and Faith".The Justice.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-05-04.Retrieved2021-12-09.
- ^Melville, Herman,Moby Dick, or The Whale,University of California Press, Berkeley, CA 1981
- ^Nichols, Catherine (2014-11-18).Alice's Wonderland: A Visual Journey Through Lewis Carroll's Mad, Mad World.Race Point Publishing. p. 30.ISBN978-1-937994-97-6.
- ^"The Mother Goose Collection..."Poormansbooks.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-12-13.Retrieved2018-01-18.
Further reading
edit- Simon Brett,'Abigail Rorer & Barry Moser', inParenthesis;21 (Autumn 2011), pg 15-17
- Moser, Barry,Wood Engraving: the Art of Wood Engraving & Relief Engraving(2006)ISBN1567922791
External links
edit- Barry Moser and his own Pennyroyal Press
- Barry Moser etchings, engravings, and papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- The Papers of Barry Moserat Dartmouth College Library
- Pennyroyal Press recordsat theMortimer Rare Book Collection,Smith College Special Collections
- Barry MoseratLibrary of Congress,with 144 library catalog records