Images(4)

Ashe-Moses Family Group

Artist Unknown American artist

Datecirca 1845

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions28 7/8 x 36 1/8 in. (73.3 x 91.8 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art

Object number2015.39

On View

Not on view

Provenance**Created United States, ca. 1845. Dr. Simon Gratz Moses (1813–1897), St. Louis, MO; to his son Dr. Gratz Ashe Moses (1839–1901), St. Louis, MO and Montrose, AL; to his wife, Sarah Strudwick Moses (1844–1931), Montrose, AL; to her son, Asheleigh Strudwick Moses (1880–1977); to his wife, Edna Havard Moses (1918–2013); to her heirs; [Debra Force Fine Art, New York, 2015]; sold to NCMA, 2015.
Published ReferencesCoffey, John W. “An Antebellum Art Mystery: The Ashe-Moses Family Group,” in The Rambler (The Newsletter of the Southern Jewish Historical Society), 21, no. 2 (Spring 2017), discussed and illus. (color) 5.
Object Rights Statement

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) makes images of its collection available online to support research and scholarship and to inform and educate the public. Certain works of art, as well as the photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the NCMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains with the applicant. To request images and/or permissions from the NCMA, please complete our online request form.