Mosley, Thaddeus, 1926-...

Sculptor Thaddeus Gilmore Mosley was born on July 23, 1926 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the U.S. Navy. Mosley graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a double major in English and journalism in 1950.

Mosley began working for the U.S. Postal Service. During the 1950s, while at the Postal Service, Mosley began writing freelance forThe Pittsburgh Courierand for several other national publications. At this time, he also began making sculptures. In 1968, he had his first solo exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art. He credits sculptors Constantin Bruncusi and Isamu Noguchi as his earliest influences. His commissions include,Three Riversbench in 2003 for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center;Legendsat the Susquehanna Museum; and an exhibition at the Cue Art Foundation Gallery. His most famous sculptures are the 14' cedar Phoenix located at the corner of Centre Avenue and Dinwiddie in Pittsburgh's Hill District and the "Mountaintop" Limestone at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in the Hill District at Herron and Milwaukee Streets.

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