Quentin Mosley

Mosley, Quentin B.

American, born 1948

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The image features abstract shapes with strong outlines resembling stylized, geometric humanoid figures. The leftmost figure has a wide-headed totem with circular eyes, while the second figure has a smaller, face-like design near the top. Two additional figures are to the right, one with a diamond-shaped pattern and a triangular form resembling a torso. Surrounding these figures are various abstract, curved lines and shapes decorating the background.
Quentin Mosley, Experimental Printmaking Institute, Venus Figures and Batons de Commandment, 2004, color screenprint on two sheets of black wove paper, Gift of Jon D. Smith, Jr., Harold and Janet Tague, and Riley Temple, 2008.82.1.15.a-b

Venus Figures and Batons de Commandment

Quentin Mosley, Experimental Printmaking Institute · 2004 · color screenprint on two sheets of black wove paper ·  Accession ID  2008.82.1.15.a-b

The image features intersecting and overlapping shapes and lines, creating a complex, abstract visual composition. The piece is dominated by vibrant blue tones with lighter strokes, interspersed with decorative strips showing a pattern resembling a vibrant, multicolored fabric. On the left side of the artwork, there is a dark, embossed rectangular shape displaying the faces of two figures in profile. On the right side, there is a form resembling a fish or a winged creature, integrating a sense of movement. Scattered throughout are vintage-style photographs.
Emma Amos, Quentin Mosley, Experimental Printmaking Institute, How Time Flies, 2004, color silk aquatint and screenprint with collage on two sheets of Rives BFK wove paper, Gift of Jon D. Smith, Jr., Harold and Janet Tague, and Riley Temple, 2008.82.1.9.a-b

How Time Flies

Emma Amos, Quentin Mosley, Experimental Printmaking Institute · 2004 · color silk aquatint and screenprint with collage on two sheets of Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  2008.82.1.9.a-b

This is a photograph of a blue portfolio cover with silver text. The cover is blue with white or light gray text reading: "MASTER ARTISTS MASTER PRINTMAKERS PORTFOLIO".
Various Artists, Richard Anuszkiewicz, David C. Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Faith Ringgold, Curlee Raven Holton, John Phillips, Robert Beckman, Ian Short, Wayne Crothers, Emma Amos, Grace Hartigan, Bodo Korsig, Kay WalkingStick, John Dowell, Allan Edmunds, Quentin Mosley, Experimental Printmaking Institute, Master Artists Master Printmakers, 2003 - 2004, portfolio of fifteen prints with two title pages, two colophons, and one photo-documentation page, Gift of Jon D. Smith, Jr., Harold and Janet Tague, and Riley Temple, 2008.82.1.1-15

Master Artists Master Printmakers

Various Artists, Richard Anuszkiewicz, David C. Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Faith Ringgold, Curlee Raven Holton, John Phillips, Robert Beckman, Ian Short, Wayne Crothers, Emma Amos, Grace Hartigan, Bodo Korsig, Kay WalkingStick, John Dowell, Allan Edmunds, Quentin Mosley, Experimental Printmaking Institute · 2003 - 2004 · portfolio of fifteen prints with two title pages, two colophons, and one photo-documentation page ·  Accession ID  2008.82.1.1-15