About Lillian Mosseller
Lived 1897 – 1992 (aged 95). Lillian Mosseller was an American rug maker and artist.
Lillian Mosseller (1897 – 1992), also known as Lillian Mills Mosseller, was an American master rug maker and visual artist. She founded in 1926 the Mills–Mosseller Studio in North Carolina. During the Great Depression, Lillian created watercolor drawings of hooked rugs for the Index of American Design, now in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Mosseller's son Ronald Mosseller used wool-weaving processes developed by Lillian, until the studio stopped production in the 2010s.
According to oral history, in 1945 when U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt suffered a fatal stroke at Warm Springs, Roosevelt was seated on a rug made by Mosseller.
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Who was Lillian Mosseller?
American artist, rug maker (1915–2012)
When was Lillian Mosseller born?
Lillian Mosseller was born on 8 October 1897 in Buncombe County.
When did Lillian Mosseller die?
Lillian Mosseller died on 12 October 1992.
What was Lillian Mosseller's occupation?
Lillian Mosseller was a rug maker and artist.
What nationality was Lillian Mosseller?
Lillian Mosseller was American.
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