Mahl Moore, Clair 1912–1988. Clara (or Claire) Mahl was born in New York City on December 24, 1912. Because her Russian-born father was a socialist and supporter of women’s rights, she was encouraged... Read full biography
Mahl Moore, Clair 1912–1988. Clara (or Claire) Mahl was born in New York City on December 24, 1912. Because her Russian-born father was a socialist and supporter of women’s rights, she was encouraged to express herself in whatever form she chose. While in high school, she attended free evening... Read full biography
Mahl Moore, Clair 1912–1988. Clara (or Claire) Mahl was born in New York City on December 24, 1912. Because her Russian-born father was a socialist and supporter of women’s rights, she was encouraged to express herself in whatever form she chose. While in high school, she attended free evening adult education art classes with Bauhaus-trained artist Werner Drewes. After graduating from high school, she continued her studies at the National Academy of Design, the Grand Central School of Art, and... Read full biography
Mahl Moore, Clair 1912–1988. Clara (or Claire) Mahl was born in New York City on December 24, 1912. Because her Russian-born father was a socialist and supporter of women’s rights, she was encouraged to express herself in whatever form she chose. While in high school, she attended free evening adult education art classes with Bauhaus-trained artist Werner Drewes. After graduating from high school, she continued her studies at the National Academy of Design, the Grand Central School of Art, and the Art Students League, all in New York. At the Art Students League, Moore worked in printmaking with Charles Locke, Harry Wickey, and Thomas Hart Benton. By 1934, she had a solo exhibition of woodcuts, lithographs, woodblocks, and etchings at the... Read full biography
Mahl Moore, Clair 1912–1988. Clara (or Claire) Mahl was born in New York City on December 24, 1912. Because her Russian-born father was a socialist and supporter of women’s rights, she was encouraged to express herself in whatever form she chose. While in high school, she attended free evening adult education art classes with Bauhaus-trained artist Werner Drewes. After graduating from high school, she continued her studies at the National Academy of Design, the Grand Central School of Art, and the Art Students League, all in New York. At the Art Students League, Moore worked in printmaking with Charles Locke, Harry Wickey, and Thomas Hart Benton. By 1934, she had a solo exhibition of woodcuts, lithographs, woodblocks, and etchings at the New School for Social Research. She was by then employed by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), the pilot program for the W... Read full biography
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