I recently discovered and have become obsessed with the amazing piece of art (above) that I shared on Facebook. The artist, Liselotte Moser initialed LM60 on her painting, “Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” that hangs at JSL’s David & Miriam Mondry building, which houses our administrative offices. It is believed that this inspiring oil painting, influenced by Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals, was donated to Jewish Home and Aging Services in 1962 by the artist’s family, according to former JSL Executive Director, Carol Rosenberg.
TGF Google! I let my fingers do the walking and learned that Liselotte Moser was born in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1906. She and her mother Mrs. Adele Coulin Weibel after moving to Detroit in 1927 lived at 35 Trowbridge. Weibel was the former curator of textiles at “The Institute,” later called the DIA. Both Liselotte and Adele were working artists with a following.
Liselotte Moser was heavily influenced by music, fashion, modern technology, moving pictures, radio, jazz, and dance of the 1920s. She was the subject of an article in the August 14th, 1949, edition of the Detroit Free Press by Arthur Dorazio, who penned a series of articles on notable Detroit artists in the 1940’s.
