Tomcat, dark brown glazed ceramic figure by Fran Moyer (2.5″ x 8″) 1951. Private-collection. Fran Moyer’s first known sculpture, a cat for Margaret Reynolds (1951).
Bareback Rider
Bareback Rider by Fran Moyer (1951). Welded steel figure (45″). Art Association Annual Exhibit, the San Francisco Museum (1951). Private collection.
Toro
Toro, welded steel figure by Fran Moyer (1951). Western Sculpture and Print Annual, Oakland Museum of Art, 1st Morrison Award of $100.00, Gold Medal, and “Guest of Honor” One-Man Show (1952). Private collection.
Torero
Torero by Fran Moyer (1951). Welded steel figure. Walnut Creek Art Festival, 1st prize for sculpture (1951); exhibited in the American Sculpture exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1951). Private collection.
Hollywood Starlet
Hollywood Starlet, welded steel figure by Fran Moyer (1952). Richmond Art Center Annual, 1st prize for sculpture (1952); Walnut Creek Art Festival, 3rd prize for sculpture (1952); San Francisco Annual, San Francisco Museum, 3rd Prize (1952). Private collection.
Artemis
Artemis, welded steel figure by Fran Moyer (c. 1953). Private collection.
Fracas
Fracas (1953). Welded steel sculpture by Fran Moyer. Private collection.
Terracotta Horse I
Terracotta Horse I, figure by Fran Moyer, 1953 (9″ x 11″). Private collection.
Terracotta Horse II
Terracotta Horse II, figure by Fran Moyer, 1953, (8″ x 10.5″). Private collection.
Mother and Child
Mother and Child by Fran Moyer (c. 1953). Ebony and cast steel (48″). Private collection.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar by Fran Moyer (1959). Magnesite and steel (33″). Private collection.
Bard
Bard by Fran Moyer (1960). Welded brass and steel (18″ x 9″). Private collection.
Zooming Angel I
Zooming Angel I. Brass, steel, and bone figure by Fran Moyer (1962). Private collection.Zooming Angel I. Brass, steel, and bone figure by Fran Moyer (1962). Private collection.
Zooming Angel II
Zooming Angel II. Brass, steel, and bone figure by Fran Moyer (1962). Private collection.
Venus and the Lute Player
Venus and the Lute Player by Fran Moyer (1962). Table with figures, ceramic, wood, and metals (15″ x 8″ x 5″). Private collection.
Old-time Voyage
Old-time Voyage by Fran Moyer (1962). Table with figures, steel, brass, bone (24″). Private collection.
Cabinet Man
Cabinet Man by Fran Moyer (1964). Polychrome wood, with music box and found objects. Private collection. Pink photo from The San Francisco Chronicle review.
Cigar Store Indian
Fran Moyer’s Cigar Store Indian (1964), polychrome redwood.
Warrior
Warrior by Fran Moyer (1974).. Ceramic figure (20″). Private collection.
Cigar Store Indian & Bill Zacha
Bill Zacha and his dog Pistoni with Fran Moyer’s polychrome redwood Cigar Store Indian (1964), by the door of Zacha’s Bay Window Gallery (c.1970). No-questions-asked reward offered for its return. Contact us, or call Lucia Zacha (707-937-3777).
