Mose Tolliver

Mose Tolliver (1920 - 2006) was born, raised, and became famous in Montgomery, Alabama. With only a third grade education, Mose found work as a truck farmer, landscaper and eventually as maintenance man at a furniture company. Unfortunately, he suffered from a crushed ankle when a large piece of marble fell from a forklift at work. After the accident, Mose began to teach himself to paint at the urging of his former employer. His work shows his unique vision in subtle uses of color and highly stylized forms.

The work of Mose Tolliver was first brought to national attention by the Corcoran Gallery. Since then, his paintings have been displayed and purchased by many museums throughout the United States.

"Cross with Two Birds and Animal" paint on board 40 x 16 3/4" exhibited May 6 - July 30, 2007 at the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture in "Pure Paint: A Retrospective of Montgomery's Mose T"

"Grotesque Self Portrait Blue" paint on board 25 1/2 x 19 1/2"

"Dry Bones Charlie" paint on plexiglass 24 x 18" signed on back

"Dry Bones Charlie" paint on board 35 x 14"

"Flowers on Round Board" paint on board 16 x 16"

"Nall Woman" paint on board 24 x 24"

"Eagle" paint on board 15 x 16" exhibited May 6 - July 30, 2007 at the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture in "Pure Paint: A Retrospective of Montgomery's Mose T"

"Two-sided Pink Stump" paint on wood 14 x 15"

"Woman on Exercise Rack" 1986 paint on board 16 x 16 3/4"

"Woman with Artist's Real Hair" paint and hair on board 13 x 14 1/2"

"Green Turtle" paint on board 24 x 16"

"Purple Turtle" paint on board 19 x 10 3/4"

"Figure with Two Crosses" paint on board 15 x 16"

"Evening Star Flower" paint on board 23 x 25"

"Yellow and Blue Birds" paint on board 17 x 28 1/4"

"Lady with Red Hair" (painted by Annie, signed by Mose) paint on board 22 x 26 1/2"

"Cloud Animal" paint on board 20 x 16" exhibited May 6 - July 30, 2007 at the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture in "Pure Paint: A Retrospective of Montgomery's Mose T"

"Moose Woman on Exercise Bar" paint on board 24 x 24"

"French Turtle" paint on industrial plastic 24 x 18" late 1970's

"Spotted Bird and Blackbird" paint on board 26 x 24"

"George Washington Pink" paint on board 24 x 24"

"Singer with Microphone" paint on board 29 x 24" $1000 SOLD

"Yellow Grotesque Self Portrait" paint on board 24 x 14 1/2"

"Dancing Girl" paint on board 20 1/2 x 18"

"Nall Woman" paint on board 30 x 15 1/2"

"Dancing Lady 1984" paint on board 22 x 14 1/2"

"Midnight Love Folks" paint on board 24 x 12"

"Purple Hair Woman on Exercise Rack" paint on board 27 x 22"

"Botanical 1980" paint on board 19 x 21" exhibited May 6 - July 30, 2007 at the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture in "Pure Paint: A Retrospective of Montgomery's Mose T"

"Tree of the Valley" paint on board 26 x 23"

"Two Nudes on Triangle" paint on board 28 x 32 1/2"

"Two Blue Figures Male Erotica" paint on board 34 1/2 x 17"

"Tico Bird Singing to Her" paint on board 24 x 18 1/4"

"Triptych" paint on hinged boards 12 x 11"

"Tree of Life with Birds" paint on board 28 x 19"

"Turquoise Jesus on Cross" 35 1/2 x 19"

"Two Birds on a Dark Tray" paint on metal; moderate rust 16 x 22"

"Two Birds on a Orange Tray" paint on metal; moderate rust 16 x 22" exhibited May 6 - July 30, 2007 at the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture in "Pure Paint: A Retrospective of Montgomery's Mose T"

"Two Birds on a Light Tray" paint on metal; moderate rust 16 x 22"

"Eagle on Tray" paint on metal 14 x 18 1/2"

"Bird and Flower" paint on fiberglass tray 16 x 22"

"Moose Woman on Green 1983" paint on board 14 x 20" Provenance: from Regina Perry, PHD

"Birdhouse Gourd" paint on gourd 15 x 8 x 10"

"Double Sided Pink Stump" paint on wood 2 1/2 x 19 x 13"

"Pink Bird House" paint on board 19 x 21" exhibited May 6 - July 30, 2007 at the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture in "Pure Paint: A Retrospective of Montgomery's Mose T"