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Moses (1929–1966) shaped the study of nineteenth-century French art through groundbreaking scholarship and dedicated, empathetic teaching. Raised in working-class circumstances, he became Haverford College’s first African-American student and was mentored by Albert Barnes. After Harvard graduate work on Edgar Degas, Moses advanced through academic and curatorial work while confronting racism during the Civil Rights era. His life ended in 1966 when he was murdered, and this exhibition honors the enduring impact of his legacy.","Paul B. Moses: Trailblazing Art Historian Exhibition Text\nIntroduction\nThe extraordinary life of Paul B. Moses (1929–1966) was one defined by barriers overcome. Born to working-class parents, he excelled at school and became the first African-American student to attend Haverford College. There he became a protégé of the art collector and connoisseur Albert Barnes, who nurtured the young man’s interest in nineteenth-century French art. The experience fueled Moses’ determination to pursue a career as an art historian.\nFollowing his graduation from Haverford, Moses served in the United States Army and taught at an international school in Rome. In 1959 he enrolled at Harvard University, earning a Master’s degree two years later and beginning work on his doctoral dissertation, which focused on the etchings and monotypes of the French Impressionist Edgar Degas. He also met and married Alice Johnson, an accomplished and ambitious elementary school teacher. The couple moved to Hyde Park in 1962, when Moses was hired as an instructor in the University of Chicago’s Department of Art. He soon distinguished himself among the students and faculty for his innovative scholarship and empathic teaching style. In addition to his academic pursuits, Moses was also an avid amateur painter. His oils, watercolors, and sketches document his travels and demonstrate the keen observing eye he brought to his surroundings.\nMoses met head-on the many challenges faced by a Black man working in a predominantly white field during the Civil Rights era. He risked the offense of his white colleagues when he voiced his critiques of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, calling out the novel’s racist elements and their potentially detrimental effects on students. He was often the only person of color at the lectures he gave and at art-world events he attended around Chicago. He won grants that enabled him to make several more trips to France to continue his research on Degas, where he was offered a book contract. He also curated an exhibition of Degas’ prints, wrote reviews for the arts section of the Chicago Daily News, and quickly made a name for himself in the local arts community.\nIn 1966, at the age of 36, Moses’ life was tragically cut short when he was murdered by two young white men who intended to steal his car. The event devastated his family, friends, colleagues, and students, many of whom wrote letters and tributes that underscored the lasting impact he had on their lives. As this chorus of voices made clear, his groundbreaking scholarship, exemplary teaching, and essential humanity together constituted his greatest legacies. This exhibition seeks to honor those legacies, telling the story of, as one of his many admirers described him, “Paul Moses: the instructor, the critic, and the man.”\nAcknowledgments\nPaul B. Moses: Trailblazing Art Historian was curated by Michael Moses and Stephanie Strother. They are grateful to the following people whose knowledge, guidance, and support made this exhibition possible: Vikki Asbury, Charles Hall, Richard Tapp, Martha Ward, and Anna Mae Young. Special thanks go to Chelsea Kaufman and Patti Gibbons at the Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center. Sarah Horowitz at Haverford College Library Special Collections and Amanda McKnight at the Barnes Foundation Archives supplied facsimiles and responded to our numerous inquiries. Andrew Wixom loaned an item from his collection. Finally, they are indebted to Riley and Jasper, who, in bringing them together, acted as the catalyst for their first conversations about Paul Moses and everything that followed.\nEarly Life and Haverford College [Case 1]\nPaul Bell Moses was born on December 9th, 1929, the son of Paul S. Moses, a house painter, and Annie Moses, a laundress. 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