page_title: Charles Herbert Moore
hierarchical_section_title: Charles Herbert Moore
caption_attribution_description: English: Charles Herbert Moore, American, 1840–1930 Mount Washington, 1872 Watercolor and touches of graphite on cream wove paper 16 x 23 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Gift of Miss Elizabeth Huntington Moore, the artist's daughter, presented by Mrs. Frank Jewett Mather Jr. x1955-69 Moore’s exquisite watercolor landscapes and nature studies were inspired by the teachings of John Ruskin, who singled out watercolor as the ideal medium with which to celebrate nature—specifically and accurately—as the embodiment of the divine. Created relatively early in Moore’s career, while he was living in the Catskill Mountains, Snow Squall expressively captures a wintry landscape at twilight, with the arc of clouds above signifying a passing storm. The same undulating forms reappear in the later and more minutely rendered Mount Washington, where the iconic New Hampshire peak rises with quiet grandeur above an idyllic valley as observed in late autumn. Thanks to the persistence and dedication of pioneering director Frank Jewett Mather Jr. (1922–46), the Princeton University Art Museum is one of the leading repositories of Moore’s work, together with Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum, where Moore served as its first director (1896–1901).
context_page_description: Charles Herbert Moore was an American university professor, painter, and architectural historian, known as the first director of Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum. He was one of many followers of the works of John Ruskin, and was known as an American Pre-Raphaelite. In 1871, Moore left painting to begin teaching at Harvard, where he led its new art department. There Moore was among the first art historians at an academic institution in the United States. After retirement, Moore moved to Hampshire, England. He wrote many books on medieval and Renaissance architecture there, and died in Hampshire in 1930.
context_section_description: Charles Herbert Moore (April 10, 1840 – February 15, 1930) was an American university professor, painter, and architectural historian, known as the first director of Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum. He was one of many followers of the works of John Ruskin, and was known as an American Pre-Raphaelite. In 1871, Moore left painting to begin teaching at Harvard, where he led its new art department. There Moore was among the first art historians at an academic institution in the United States. After retirement, Moore moved to Hampshire, England. He wrote many books on medieval and Renaissance architecture there, and died in Hampshire in 1930.
caption: Mount Washington, 1872, watercolor on cream wove paper, 16 x 23 cm, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey
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