Artist

Moses Ezekiel

born Richmond, VA 1844-died Rome, Italy 1917
Also known as
  • Sir Moses Jacob Ezekiel
  • Moses Jacob Ezekiel
  • Sir Moses Ezekiel
Born
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died
Rome, Italy
Active in
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
  • Berlin, Germany
Biography

Moses Ezekiel was a Jewish American sculptor who created many portrait busts, religious sculptures, and memorials. Born in the South, he fought in the battle of New Market as a Confederate sergeant in the Civil War. After the war, General Robert E. Lee encouraged him to become a sculptor and he attended the Virginia Military College and studied anatomy. Ezekiel traveled to Berlin and attended the Royal Academy of Art, where his work earned him praise and the financial means to set up a studio in Rome. He stayed there until his death, sculpting for patrons in Europe and America. Ezekiel was buried with honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Works by this artist (3 items)

John Divola, Untitled (Window), gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.390, ©, John Divola
Untitled (Window)
Artist
gelatin silver print
Not on view
John Divola, Untitled (Woman with hose), 1972, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.391
Untitled (Woman with hose)
Artist
Date1972
gelatin silver print
Not on view
John Divola, Cyclone on the Beach, 1987, instant black and white print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 1991.24A-D, © 1987, John Divola
Cyclone on the Beach
Artist
Date1987
instant black and white print
Not on view