Joseph Mozier
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Joseph Mozier (1812-1870) was an American Neoclassical sculptor who worked in Rome from 1845 until his death. Born in Burlington, Vermont, he was a successful businessman before turning to sculpture. He created ideal marble figures of literary and mythological subjects for American collectors.
Mozier's Pocahontas and The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish reflected American interest in Native American themes interpreted through Neoclassical form.
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About Joseph Mozier
Mozier created Neoclassical ideal figures from his Rome studio, including subjects drawn from American history like Pocahontas. He was part of the expatriate American sculptor colony in mid-19th-century Rome.
Works are at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and various American museums.
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