Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Barry Moser |
Dates & places of birth and death |
b. October 15, 1940 - Chattanooga, TN |
Nationality |
American |
Occupation |
Barry Moser is an artist, educator, and illustrator who specializes in wood engravings. Moser is the owner and operator of the Pennyroyal Press, a book publisher founded in 1970. |
Publications |
Published his own illustrated Bible edition Illustrated the Allen Mandelbaum translation of Dante's Inferno, "Inferno: First Book of the Divine Comedy" (1980) |
Role |
Artist |
Titles & Honors |
Methodist minister in college Developed his own press at Williston in 1968 where he printed illustrated books Completed 100 engravings for Moby Dick 1980 Member of the National Academy of Design Owner and Operator of Pennyroyal Press |
Education |
Auburn University 1958-1960 University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, B.S. Art Education 1962 Graduate work at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
Related Records
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1997.005.001 - Print
This black ink print depicts an owl, possibly an Eastern Screech-owl, looking directly at the viewer. The image is confined within an oval. The print was likely made from a wood engraving. Barry Moser is a printmaker from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is known for printmaking and illustrating books.
Record Type: Object
