Mora, Joseph Jacinto Public Deposited
Sculptor (b. 10/22/1876 d. 10/10/1947)
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Came to U.S. as a child. Attended Art Students' League in New York and Cowles Art School in Boston. Married Grace Alma Needham January 6, 1907. They had a son and a daughter. Employed by the Boston Travelor in 1897 and Boston Herald prior to 1900. Illustrated books and ethnological studies of the American Indians. Served in the U.S. Army during WWI.
He designed the California Diamond Jubilee half dollar struck in 1925.
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- 1876-10-22
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1947-10-10