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Seong Moy

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Seong Moy (1921 - 2013) was active/lived in New York, Minnesota / China.  Seong Moy is known for Expressionist figure painting, printmaking, teaching.

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 Obituary for Seong Moy
by Adrienne Moy, Daughter
June 2013

Seong Moy, 92; Artist and Educator

NEW YORK - Seong Moy, a prolific artist and influential educator whose career spanned more than 70 years, died on June 9 at his home in New York. He was 92.

Although Mr. Moy began as an accomplished painter in the 1940s, his reputation today rests chiefly upon his printmaking. He is considered an innovator of technique and vision in his graphic work, developed over nearly five decades.

Born in Canton, China in 1921, Mr. Moy immigrated to the United States in 1931 at the age of ten. He joined other members of his family who had settled in St. Paul, Minnesota where, at the height of the Depression, he began his art studies as a teenager at the WPA Federal Art Project. He continued his art education at the St. Paul School of Art under Cameron Booth, and the WPA Graphic Workshop at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN. Instructors quickly recognized his tale   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 11365 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  22
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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Seong Moy
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review Asian Traditions-Modern Expressions December 1997 Wechsler, Jeffrey Yes
American Artist Nuts & Bolts August 1995 Feliciano, Kristina Yes
22 Book References for Seong Moy
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Steiner, Raymond J The Art Students League of New York A History (Teachers) 0 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1990 Acton, David A Spectrum of Innovation Color in American Printmaking 1890-1960
(Exhibition catalog)		 304 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 538 No
1987 Cummings, Paul Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition) 653 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1984 Watrous, James American Printmaking A Century of American Printmaking 1880-1980 334 Yes
1980 Johnson, Una E American Prints and Printmakers A Chronicle of Over 400 Artists 266 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
1975 Mason, Lauris/Joan Ludman Print Reference Sources Bibliography 18th-20th Centuries 246 No
1974 Baur, John I H Whitney Museum of American Art Catalogue of the Collection 235 Yes
1966 Green, Samuel M American Art A Historical Survey 706 No
1965 Barrie, Erwin S (editor) Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc 1965 Year Book
(Exhibition catalog)		 73 No
1963 International Assoc. of Art Profile: Art and Artists in the USA on the Occasion of 4th Congress ... 119 No
1956 Tate Gallery Modern Art in the United States Selection from MOMA New York
(Exhibition catalog)		 72 No
1955 Museum of Modern Art El Arte Moderno en Los Estados Unidos (Barcelona exhibition)
(Exhibition catalog)		 80 No
1950 Metropolitan Museum of Art American Painting Today 1950 A National Competitive Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)		 60 No
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