Joe F. Moss, age 85, of Newark, Del., passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born in Kincheloe, on January 26, 1933, he was the son of the late Thomas R. and Audra (Frazier) Moss.
Joe was a sculptor, painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been widely exhibited and collected. Joe graduated in 1955, from West Virginia University with a Bachelor’s degree in Art and went on to receive his Master’s degree in Art in 1960.
After graduating, he taught art at West Virginia University. In 1970, he joined the faculty of the University of Delaware’s Art department and started the sculpture program. He focused his work on studying acoustics and creating interactive environmental auditory sculptures. The recognition of this work led to an invitation and appointment as an Artist Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Visual Studies. After 29 years, Joe retired as a Professor Emeritus from University of Delaware.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Daphne Moss; his children, Marc Moss, of Red Hook, N.Y., Eric Moss, of Baltimore, and Keith Moss, of Newark, Del.; his step children, Erik Brauner, of Seattle, and Kaaren Burnett, of Salem, Ore.; his sisters, Betty Moss, of Bensalem, Pa., and Elaine Kinzer, of Buena Vista, Va.; and 11 grandchildren.
A celebration of Joe’s life with friends and family will be held at a later date.
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