Benson Moore
Benson Tyler Morris | |
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| Born | Benson Tyler Morris 13 August 1882 Washington D.C., United States |
| Died | 1 November 1974 (aged 92) Sarasota, Florida, United States |
| Education | Corcoran School of Art, Linthicum Institute |
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Benson Bond Moore (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1974)[1] was a Native American[2] painter from the United States most noted for drawing sketches and portrait paintings of animals and landscapes.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Benson Bond Moore was born in Washington D.C. on August 13, 1882. Moore grew up in an artistic environment and learned art restoration and framing from his father who provided those services to prominent political figures in the Washington D.C. area.[4]
Moore studied at the Corcoran School of Art with Edmund Messer, Richard Brooke and Max Weyl, teachers who were part of the late-nineteenth-century landscape school, and at the Linthicum Institute under Ballenger.[2]
Later life and work
[edit]In the late 1930s, Moore became involved in the art restoration trade his father had conducted for 60 years who had been involved in the framing and reconditionment of White House paintings since the Grant administration. For Moore, art restoration gradually evolved into a full-time pursuit with Moore repainting and touching up originals by artists including Rembrandt, Velasquez, Gainsborough and van Dyck. In 1958, Moore was considered to be a capital tourist attraction while restoring the Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Weir, a painting which covered a major portion of the United States Capitol rotunda.[1]
After his wife's passing in the 1950s, Moore relocated to Sarasota where he continued to work until his passing on November 1, 1974.
Work in notable collections
[edit]- Library of Congress, Washington D.C.[5]
- Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore, Maryland[6]
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas[7]
- Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee, Flordia[8][9]
- National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand[10]
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C., United States[11]
- Archives of American Art, Washington D.C.[12]
- United States Department of State, Washington D.C.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Benson Bond Moore, Sarasota". artistsofoldflorida.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Facts about Benson Bond Moore". askart.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Benson Bond Moore". washingtoncolor.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Covered Bridge by Benson Bond Moore". michaelalatragnafineart.com. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Search Results: "Moore, Benson Bond, 1882-1974" - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov.
- ^ "Moore, Benson Bond, 1882-1974 – Digital Collections". Maryland Center for History and Culture.
- ^ "Works | Benson Bond Moore | People | The MFAH Collections". emuseum.mfah.org.
- ^ "Museum of Florida History". museumoffloridahistory.com.
- ^ "Museum of Florida History".
- ^ https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22823612
- ^ "Benson B. Moore | Smithsonian American Art Museum".
- ^ "A Finding Aid to the Benson Bond Moore papers, 1902-1995 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution".
- ^ "Benson Moore – U.S. Department of State".