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John L. Moore Abstract Work on Paper

Moore, John L. (African-American/Cleveland/NYC, b.1939), Untitled Abstract, undated, oil and mixed media on paper, signed lower right, sheet 10.25 x 12 inches, floated in a frame 21 x 24.5 inches. Moore was born in Cleveland, Ohio and now resides in Brooklyn, New York. The Cleveland Museum became important to his development as he began taking art lessons there as a junior-high age student. In 1975 Moore to a teaching position at the Cleveland Museum of Art and at the time was one of the few African Americans employed by a major American museum. In 1983 Moore had his first one-person exhibition at the Alternative Museum in New York City with prompted his move there with his family in 1985. The concept of abstraction started when he was first airborne serving in the army. Prior to the military he had never been in an airplane. As a paratrooper ; from the sky ; he became fascinated by the patterns of the landscape. Its abstraction that rapidly became a reality as one floated closer to the earth. Since that time his paintings on canvas, and paper have become improvisational, mostly geometric shapes of clusters of ovals, triangles, and squares involving a process of painting, scraping, re painting, and blending colors of a restricted palette of shades of black, gray, white, red, and blue. The work of John L. Moore can be found in the permanent collections of museums around the globe including ; The Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Canton Museum of Art, The Columbus Museum of Art, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA , The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY , The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The Queens Museum of Art.

Pennsylvania Frontier Books Autographed By John L. Moore Lot Of Two

Lot of two paperback books, both autographed by the author, John L. Moore. The lot includes "Traders, Travelers & Tomahawks: True Tales About Indians, Outlaws, Settlers & Soldiers on the Pennsylvania Frontier" and "Cannons, Cattle & Campfires: More True Tales About Indians, Outlaws, Settlers & Soldiers on the Pennsylvania Frontier" both by John L. Moore. Both were published by John L. Moore in 2000 and 2002.

Pennsylvania Frontier Books Autographed By John L. Moore Lot Of Two

Lot of two paperback books, both autographed by the author, John L. Moore. The lot includes "Traders, Travelers & Tomahawks: True Tales About Indians, Outlaws, Settlers & Soldiers on the Pennsylvania Frontier" and "Cannons, Cattle & Campfires: More True Tales About Indians, Outlaws, Settlers & Soldiers on the Pennsylvania Frontier" both by John L. Moore. Both were published by John L. Moore in 2000 and 2002.

John Moore acrylic

John L. Moore (American 1939- ) Untitled acrylic on paper, 1995, signed and dated in pencil lower rigt, matted and framed.   14 1/4 x 11"

John L. Moore (American, b. 1939), "Untitled"

John L. Moore (American, b. 1939) "Untitled", 1988 acrylic and collage on paper signed and dated lower right. Float-mounted and unframed. sheet 11" x 14" Provenance: Collection of Mark M. Johnson, Montgomery, Alabama.

John L. Moore (American, b. 1939), "Untitled: Abstract with Circles"

John L. Moore (American, b. 1939) "Untitled: Abstract with Circles", 1993 acrylic and watercolor signed and dated lower right. Matted and glazed in a float-mount frame. 29-3/4" x 21-3/4", framed 34-1/4" x 25-7/8" Provenance: Collection of Mark M. Johnson, Montgomery, Alabama.

A watercolour scene of Aden, signed HYR, together with watercolour of Lake Rotoma by John L. Moore, 1940

A watercolour scene of Aden, signed HYR, together with watercolour of Lake Rotoma by John L. Moore, 1940

JOHN L. MOORE (American 1939- ) 'Study for Kelly's Loft', acrylic on paper, signed lower right J. Moore and dated '84. Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art label on verso. Contained in matted narrow metal frame under glass. Condition: no visible

JOHN L. MOORE (American 1939- ) 'Study for Kelly's Loft', acrylic on paper, signed lower right J. Moore and dated '84. Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art label on verso. Contained in matted narrow metal frame under glass. Condition: no visible defects. Dimensions: 16 1/4'' X 13 3/4'', frame 23'' X 22''. (101)