Moses’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
The Nursery of Shakespeare
Moses Haughton II (English, 1772/74-1848) after Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825)
Early Springtime on the Farm (Furnishing Fabric)
After painting by Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses; American, 1860–1961) Produced by Riverdale Drapery Fabrics New York, United States
The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744
Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)
Childhood Home (Furnishing Fabric)
Sugaring Off (Furnishing Fabric)
Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1733
The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri "Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1742
Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1744
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo II casting a curse at the hour of the ox
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Katakai in the play "Mugen no Kane Omoi no Akatsuki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1746
EM-3 Diptych
Ed Moses American, 1926-2018
Coffin and Mummy of Paankhaenamun
Egyptian; Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt
Moses
after Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian, 1475-1564
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro
Williamstown (Furnishing Fabric)
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku I as a peddler of tooth-blackening dye