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Joseph Mozier (August 22, 1812 – October 3, 1870) was an American sculptor active in Italy. He was born in
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, 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
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, after which he moved to Rome. His best-known work is ''Undine'', the title character in the novella by
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, a
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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
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, Switzerland, while en route to his home in Italy.


Selected works

* ''Bust of Pocahontas'' (1848),
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, Baltimore, Maryland. A replica at
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, Athens, Georgia. * ''Bust of Diana'' (c. 1850),
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, New Paltz, New York. * ''Pocahontas'' (1854),
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, Chicago, Illinois. A replica at
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, Norwalk, Connecticut. * ''Truth'' (1855),
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, Norfolk, Virginia. * ''Silence'' (1855),
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, Norfolk, Virginia. * ''Rebecca at the Well'' (1855),
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, Norfolk, Virginia. Replicas at
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, New York City;
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, Indianapolis, Indiana; Patterson Public Library,
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, Sacramento, California. * ''The American Schoolboy'' (''Young America'') (1857),
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, Newport, Rhode Island. A replica at
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, Norfolk, Virginia. * ''The Prodigal Son'' (c. 1857),
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, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. * ''Indian Girl's Lament'' (1858), Cammie G. Henry Research Center,
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, Natchitoches, Louisiana. A replica at
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, San Simeon, California. * ''Queen Esther'' (c. 1858). * ''The Wept of the Wish-ton-Wish'' (1862),
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, Norwalk, Connecticut. Replicas at
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, New Haven, Connecticut;
Chrysler Museum of Art The Chrysler Museum of Art is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of Norfolk, Virginia. The museum was founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences. In 1971, automotive heir, Walter P. Chrysler Jr ...
, Norfolk, Virginia; and
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, Elmira, New York. * ''Jephthah's Daughter'' (1865), * ''Il Penseroso'' (1866),
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, Washington, D.C. * ''Undine'' (1867),
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, Waterville, Maine. Replicas at
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, Norfolk, Virginia; and Boll Theatre,
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, Dayton, Ohio. * ''The Peri'' (c. 1867), Acklen Mausoleum, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee. * ''Flower Girl'' (''Springtime'') (1867),
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, Washington, D.C. A replica at
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, Yonkers, New York. * ''The Vigil of Rizpah'' (1869), Spanierman Gallery, New York City.The Vigil of Rizpah
from Spanierman Gallery. * ''The White Lady of Avenel'' (1869),
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, Norfolk, Virginia. Replicas at
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, Newark, New Jersey; and
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, Athens, Georgia. * ''Thomas Moore as a Boy'' (1870),
Arnot Art Museum Arnot Art Museum, opened 1913, is a municipal art museum located at 235 Lake Street in Elmira, New York. Its permanent collection includes 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century European paintings; and 19th- and 20th-century American art. Its 21st-century ...
, Elmira, New York. File:Pocahontas by Joseph Mozier.jpg, ''Bust of Pocohantas'' (1848),
Peabody Institute The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a Private university, private music and dance music school, conservatory and College-preparatory school, preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1857, it became affiliat ...
, Baltimore, Maryland File:'The Prodigal Son', marble sculpture by Joseph Mozier, c. 1857.JPG, ''The Prodigal Son'' (1857),
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1805, it is the longest continuously operating art museum and art school in the United States. The academy's museum ...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania File:Il Penseroso.jpg, ''Il Penseroso'' (1866),
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, Washington, D.C. File:Statuary in U.S. Capitol, by Jarvis, J. F. (John F.), b. 1850 3.jpg, ''Il Penseroso'' (1866), on exhibit at the U.S. Capitol File:Pocahontas Statue at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.jpg, ''Pocahontas'' (1867),
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, Massachusetts


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 Madeleine Bettina Stern (July 1, 1912 – August 18, 2007), born in New York, New York, was an independent scholar and rare book dealer. She graduated from Barnard College in 1932 with a B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A ...
, "New England Artists in Italy 1835-1855", ''The New England Quarterly'', Vol. 14, No. 2 (Jun., 1941), pp. 243–271.
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External links


Art and the empire city: New York, 1825-1861
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Mozier (see index)
Joseph Mozier
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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mozier, Joseph 19th-century American sculptors 19th-century American male artists American male sculptors 1812 births 1870 deaths Grand Duchy of Tuscany people Artists from Burlington, Vermont American expatriates in Italy