biography of Moses OLEY (1896-1978)
Birth place: Lodz, Poland
Death place: NYC
Addresses: NYC, 1920-on
Profession: Painter, graphic artist, lithographer, teacher
Studied: Grande Chaumière, Paris; NAD; Germany, Corinth Acad.
Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1924, 1927; Salons of Am.; Corcoran Gal. biennials, 1935, 1937; PAFA Ann. 1934-35, 1938, 1942; ACA Gal., 1934-46; AIC, 1935, 1938, 1940; Toledo Mus. Art, 1936; Phila. Art All., 1937-39; Am. Artists Congress, 1937-41; VMFA, 1938, 1940; NAD, 1938, 1940; WMAA, 1938; WFNY, 1939; Oklahoma AC, 1939-41; GGE 1939; Minneapolis Inst. Art, 1935; Iowa State Univ.; W.R. Nelson Gal. Art, 1935; Flint Inst. Art, 1937; Grand Rapids Art Gal., 1937; Dayton AI, 1937; NAD, 1937; San Fran. AA, 1946; Jewish Mus., NY, 1949; "NYC WPA Art" at Parsons Sch. Design, 1977.
Member: AAPL; Am. Artists Congress; Artists Union
Work: Wood Gal. Art, Montpelier, VT; Ein-Harod Mus., Israel; Oklahoma Univ.; WPA murals, U. S. Treasury Dept., Wash., DC; Oneonta Hospital, NY
Sources: WW59; WW47. (puts birth date at 1898); New York City WPA Art, 68 (w/repros.); Falk, Exh. Record Series.