# Dean Mosher

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{{Short description|American artist, author, and historian}}
'''Dean Mosher''' is an American artist, author, and historian from [Fairhope](/source/Fairhope%2C_Alabama), [Alabama](/source/Alabama). He has paintings in permanent collections in several museums including the [Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum](/source/Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum), the [United States Coast Guard Academy](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy), [United States Naval Academy](/source/United_States_Naval_Academy), and the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia).

==Biography==
Dean Mosher served five years (2002–2007) as Historian General of the Naval Order of the United States<ref>[https://archive.today/20140726094017/http://www.navalorder.org/members/ Naval Order of the United States]</ref><ref>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55eb4805e4b0c7e05226cf5f/t/561a645ae4b07e497b46f131/1444570202193/2008-Summer-NOUS-Newsletter.pdf| NOUS News]</ref> where he received the Commander General's medal in 2006 for organizing and saving the records of the organization.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.navalorder.org/NOUSNewswinter05-06.pdf |title=Commander General's Report To The Order |access-date=2014-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218083753/http://navalorder.org/NOUSNewswinter05-06.pdf |archive-date=2010-12-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He lectures around the country on historical subjects, including the [Wright Brothers](/source/Wright_brothers), John Paul Jones, [Oliver Hazard Perry](/source/Oliver_Hazard_Perry) (which he corrected historical records of),<ref>Mark Zaborney (September 19, 1998) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19980919&id=_0BPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3006,1045944 "Painter corrects lake battle's record"], ''Toledo Blade'', pages 13,14. Retrieved July 20, 2014.</ref> Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt), and D-Day.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061908/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/19793117/navy-memorial-designed Navy Memorial Designed]</ref> He lives in his own hand-built castle in Fairhope with his wife Pagan Sheldon Mosher. They have two children, Megrez and Cleveland.<ref>[http://deanmosher.com/biography.html Dean Mosher Studio], DeanMosher.com. Retrieved October 5th, 2013.</ref>

Mosher’s most notable painting is ''Wilbur Wright Greets Lady Liberty''.<ref name="Courier" /> The painting depicts the only accurate portrayal of Wilbur Wright’s flight around the [Statue of Liberty](/source/Statue_of_Liberty), as he explains in his article written for the Smithsonian.<ref>[http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/wilbur-wright-and-the-statue-of-liberty-180947754/ Wilbur Wright And The Statue Of Liberty]</ref> Amanda Wright-Lane, great grandniece of the Wright Brothers, and Dean Mosher donated the painting to the [Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum](/source/National_Air_and_Space_Museum) in July and it went on permanent exhibit in the Early Flight gallery on August 1, 2013.<ref name="Courier">Odom, Mike (May 7, 2013) "Mosher Painting Bound For The Smithsonian" ''Fairhope Courier'' Fairhope, Alabama.</ref>
Another noteworthy painting, ''Close Action'', resides at [War of 1812 Museum](/source/War_of_1812_Museum_(Plattsburgh)) in [Plattsburgh](/source/Plattsburgh_(city)%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)).<ref name="Plattsburgh">''[http://www.battleofplattsburgh.org/store/products/print-mosher.html Battle of Plattsburgh Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102195508/http://www.battleofplattsburgh.org/store/products/print-mosher.html |date=2013-11-02 }} Retrieved October 5, 2013.''</ref>

== Paintings ==

Mosher has created several historical paintings which are on display in permanent exhibitions in museum collections, universities, and national park visitor centers:

* ''A Grateful Nation Remembers'' 14'6 x 8' oil on canvas. On permanent display at the Colonel [Robert L. Howard](/source/Robert_L._Howard) State Veterans Home.<ref name="portfolio" />
* ''Wilbur Wright Greets Lady Liberty'' 10:20AM September 29, 1909. 8' x 10' oil on canvas. On permanent exhibit in the Early Flight gallery of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.<ref name="Courier" />
* ''Battle of Flamborough Head'' Captain John Paul Jones' epic battle with HMS ''Serapis'', 9:45 September 23, 1779. 8' x 10'6" oil on canvas.<ref>''[http://www.oceantechnology.org/BHR_Battle.htm Ocean Technology Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702201420/http://www.oceantechnology.org/BHR_Battle.htm |date=2012-07-02 }} Retrieved October 5, 2013.''</ref> Permanent collection, University of Virginia.<ref>''[http://www.virginiasports.com/genrel/010811aaa.html Virginia Sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728231536/http://www.virginiasports.com/genrel/010811aaa.html |date=2014-07-28 }} Retrieved October 5, 2013.''</ref>
* ''I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!'' Captain John Paul Jones utters his famous line 10:45 September 23, 1779. 30" x 40" oil on masonite. Permanent collection, United States Naval Academy.<ref name="portfolio">''[http://deanmosher.com/portfolio.html Dean Mosher Portfolio] Retrieved October 6, 2013''</ref>
* ''The Bishop's Boys'' The only time the Wright Brothers ever flew together, May 25, 1910. 8' x 10' oil on canvas. Permanent collection, [Carillon Historical Park](/source/Carillon_Historical_Park), Dayton Ohio.<ref name="portfolio" />
* ''Battle of Lake Erie'' Oliver Hazard Perry transfers his flag, 7' x 12' oil on canvas. Permanent exhibit Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service) Visitors Center, South Bass Island, Ohio.<ref name="portfolio" />
* ''Perry Breaking the Line'' Oliver Hazard Perry at the [Battle of Lake Erie](/source/Battle_of_Lake_Erie), September 10, 1813. 7' x 12' oil on canvas. Permanent exhibit Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial National Park Service Visitors Center, South Bass Island, Ohio.<ref name="portfolio" />
* ''Founders' Vision: 'A Fair Hope of Success''' 7' x 12' oil on canvas. Permanent exhibition at the Fairhope Museum of History, Fairhope, Alabama.<ref>Mike Odom (June 3, 2010) [https://archive.today/20131102001243/http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_ddc990c3-0f2b-587c-920d-0d0e3688cd28.html "Mural of Fairhope's founders unveiled Friday"], ''GulfCoastNewsToday.com''. Retrieved July 20, 2014.</ref>
* ''Battle of Fallen Timbers'' 5' x 12' oil on canvas.<ref>''[http://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2004/08/26/PERRYSBURG-FALLEN-TIMBERS-ON-CANVAS.html Toledo Blade] Retrieved October 5, 2013.''</ref> Permanent exhibition at Fort Meigs Museum, Perrysburgh, Ohio.<ref name="portfolio" />
* ''If There's a Victory to be Gained, I'll Gain It!'' 30" x 40" oil on masonite. Permanent exhibit Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial National Park Service Visitors Center, South Bass Island, Ohio.<ref name="portfolio" />
* ''Close Action!'' 30" x 40" oil on masonite. Permanent collection, Battle of Plattsburgh Association, Plattsburgh, New York<ref name="Plattsburgh" />
* ''Battle of Mobile Bay'' 7'6" x 16' oil on canvas. Permanent collection, Mobile Museum of Fine Arts, Mobile, Alabama.<ref name="portfolio" />
* ''Damn the Torpedoes - Full Speed Ahead!'' 30" x 40" oil on masonite. Permanent collection, United States Naval Academy.<ref>''[http://www.farragut.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=262 Admiral Farragut Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092537/http://www.farragut.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=262 |date=2014-02-02 }} Retrieved October 5, 2013.''</ref>
* ''USCG Cutter Bibb's Bermuda Sky Queen Rescue'' October 14, 1947. 9'6" x 9' oil on canvas. Permanent collection, United States Coast Guard Museum.<ref name="portfolio" />
*''The Birth of Alabama's First Great University'' 14'9" x 6'2" oil on canvas. Permanent collection, Gorgas Library, University of Alabama.<ref>''[http://www.cw.ua.edu/article/2015/11/new-painting-in-gorgas-library|The Crimson White]{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} Retrieved December 23, 2015.''</ref>
*''Joseph A. Bentley'' 18" x 24" oil on canvas. Hotel Bentley, Alexandria, Louisiana.<ref>''[http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/alexandria/2017/12/07/joseph-bentley-oil-portrait-donated-family-hang-hotel/921187001/ The Town Talk] Retrieved February 8, 2018.''</ref>
*''Buchanan's Fateful Decision, 8:30AM, August 5th, 1864'', 30" x 40" oil on masonite, permanent display at Fort Morgan Museum.<ref>https://deanmosher.com/about.html</ref>

=== Book illustrations ===

Dean Mosher's paintings and drawings have been featured in a number of history books.

* ''The Battles at Plattsburgh: September 11, 1814'' by Keith A. Herkalo, foreword by Donald E. Graves (The History Press, May 22, 2012), interior illustration.<ref>Herkalo, Keith A. (2012). The Battles of Plattsburgh: September 11, 1814. Charleston, SC: The History Press. pp. 10, 111, 112. {{ISBN|978-1-60949-516-9}}.</ref>
* ''Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes, 1754-1814'', editors David Curtis Skaggs and Larry N. Nelson, (Michigan State University Press, 2010), cover image.<ref>Skaggs, David Curtis; Nelson, Larry L. (2010). The Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes, 1754-1814. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. p. cover. {{ISBN|087013972X}}.</ref>
* ''God Seekers: Twenty Centuries of Christian Spiritualties'', by Richard H. Schmidt, (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, June 1, 2008), book jacket and interior illustrations.<ref>Schmidt, Richard H. (2008). God Seekers: Twenty Centuries of Christian Spiritualities. 2140 Oak Industrial Drive N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 59505: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. xxi. {{ISBN|080282840X}}.</ref>
* ''U.S. Air Force: A Complete History (Hugh Lauter Levin's Military History)'', pg. 21, (Universe, September 19, 2006)<ref>Daso, Dik (2006). U.S. Air Force: A Complete History (Hugh Lauter Levin's Military History). Universe. p. 21. {{ISBN|0883631148}}.</ref>
* ''Oliver Hazard Perry: Honor, Courage and Patriotism in the Early U.S. Navy'' by David Curtis Skaggs, Jr., (Naval Institute Press, October 3, 2006), illustrations on pages 46–48.<ref>Skaggs, David Curtis (2006). Oliver Hazard Perry: Honor, Courage and Patriotism in the Early U.S. Navy. Naval Institute Press. pp. 46, 47, 48. {{ISBN|1591147921}}.</ref>
* ''West Wind, Flood Tide: The Battle of Mobile Bay'' by Jack Friend, (US Naval Institute Press, February 2004), interior illustration pg. 177.<ref>Friend, Jack (2004). West Wind, Flood Tide: The Battle of Mobile Bay. US Naval Institute Press. p. 177. {{ISBN|159114292X}}.</ref>
* ''Thomas MacDonough: Master of Command in the Early U.S. Navy'' by David Curtis Skaggs, Jr., (Naval Institute Press, December 1, 2002), dust jacket and interior illustrations.<ref>Thomas Macdonough: Master of Command in the Early U.S. Navy. By David Curtis Skaggs. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2003. {{ISBN|1-55750-839-9}}.</ref>
* ''Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality'' by Richard H. Schmidt (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, December 20, 2002), interior illustrations.<ref>Schmidt, Richard H. (2002). Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. {{ISBN|0802839207}}.</ref>
* ''Sages, Saints, and Seers: A Breviary of Spiritual Masters'' by Richard H. Schmidt (Church Publishing, Inc, May 1, 2015), interior illustrations.<ref>Schimdt, Richard H. (2015). Sages, Saints, and Seers: A Breviary of Spiritual Masters. Church Publishing, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-8192-2926-7}}.</ref>

== Authored works ==

Mosher has authored one book: ''The Spirit of Fairhope'' by Dean Mosher and Megrez R. Mosher (Walsworth Publishing Company, October 2, 2013).<ref>Mosher, Dean and Megrez R. (2013). The Spirit of Fairhope. Walsworth Publishing Company.
{{ISBN|978-1-57864-860-3}}.</ref>

== Public art ==

* ''Nature's Playground Sculpture'' - The sculpture was made to celebrate nature's abundance and diversity in and around [Gautier](/source/Gautier%2C_Mississippi), [Mississippi](/source/Mississippi). The statue is located in Gautier's town square and features a large heron at the top, two fish, two turtles, an alligator, and a crab.<ref>Thomas B. Harrison (August 10, 2012) [http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/08/dean_mosher_sculpture_part_of.html "Dean Mosher sculpture part of Gautier's rebirth as 'Nature's Playground'"], ''AL.com''. Retrieved October 5, 2013.</ref> It was unveiled in March 2013.<ref>Joanne Anderson (February 16, 2013) [http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/02/much-anticipated_dean_mosher_s.html "Much-anticipated Dean Mosher sculpture to be unveiled at Gautier's town center March 22"], Gulflive.com (Mississippi). Retrieved October 5, 2013.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://deanmosher.com/ Dean Mosher's Homepage]

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