biography of Frank R. MOSS (1838-1924)

Birth place: Philadelphia, PA

Death place: Wilmington, DE

Addresses: Mainly in Wash., DC, from 1817

Profession: Figure, landscape, and seascape painter

Studied: Bonnat, Paris

Exhibited: Paris Salon, 1877, 1879-81; NAD (1881-94); PAFA Ann. (1881-91); Soc. Wash. Artists (1898-1901); Wash. WCC(1898-99); Charitable Mech. Assoc., Boston (med.)

Member: Wash. Soc. FA; Wash. FA Union; Wash. WCC; Century Assoc., SC, 1894.

Comments: Moss traveled extensively throughout his career and died while on a trip in Delaware.

Sources: G&W; Artists Year Book, 137; Naylor, NAD; Falk, PA, vol. 2; McMahan, Artists of Wash., D.C.; WW10; Fink, Am. Art at the 19th C. Paris Salons, 374; Falk, Exh. Record Series.