Moses Soyer Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Moses Soyer
A Life Etched in Empathy: The World of Moses Soyer Moses Soyer, born Moses Schoar in 1899 in the Russian town of Borisoglebsk, was an artist whose life became a poignant testament to the immigrant experience and a deeply empathetic exploration of American life. His journey began amidst the cultural richness of a family steeped in intellectual pursuits – his father, a Hebrew scholar, writer, and teacher, instilled a love for learning an
d artistic expression in all six of his children. The tumultuous political climate of Russia forced the Soyer family to seek refuge in America in 1912, settling in the Bronx and changing their name, a symbolic shedding of an old world and embrace of a new one. This early displacement profoundly shaped Soyer’s worldview, fostering a sensitivity to the struggles and aspirations of those navigating unfamiliar landscapes – a theme that wou…
