Thaddeus Mosley, an internationally known sculptor who worked from a studio in Pittsburgh, has died at the age of 99.In a statement on Saturday, his family said Mosley was known for his monumental carvings from salvaged wood and was regarded “as one of the most significant artists to emerge from the Appalachian region.”The family said Mosley died in Pittsburgh on Friday. A public celebration of his life will be announced in the coming days.”Our hearts are broken to share the passing of our father, Thaddeus Mosley. He was a dedicated family man, ubiquitous community pillar, and an inimitable creative force who embodied the hard-working ethos of his blue-collar Western Pennsylvanian roots and the innovative essence of the classic jazz music that served as his spiritual inspiration,” his son, Pittsburgh City Councilman Khari Mosley, said in the statement. “We are truly grateful for the enormous outpouring of love and support shown to our family during this unspeakably difficult time.”Mosley has multiple public works of art in the city of Pittsburgh. Pieces include: Phoenix and Mountaintop in the Hill District; Three Rivers Bench at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center; Region In Suspension, Oval Continuity, and Branched Form at Eastside Bond Plaza; and Inverted Dancer at Carnegie Mellon University’s Fifth and Clyde Courtyard.Museums across the U.S. have also collected and displayed his work, including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the High Museum of Art in Atlanta; and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg.Mosley was born in 1926 in New Castle. He joined the U.S. Navy after high school and then graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1950 with degrees in English and journalism.While working as a writer and photographer, he developed an interest in wood carving and the visual arts.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel

PITTSBURGH —

Thaddeus Mosley, an internationally known sculptor who worked from a studio in Pittsburgh, has died at the age of 99.

In a statement on Saturday, his family said Mosley was known for his monumental carvings from salvaged wood and was regarded “as one of the most significant artists to emerge from the Appalachian region.”

The family said Mosley died in Pittsburgh on Friday. A public celebration of his life will be announced in the coming days.

“Our hearts are broken to share the passing of our father, Thaddeus Mosley. He was a dedicated family man, ubiquitous community pillar, and an inimitable creative force who embodied the hard-working ethos of his blue-collar Western Pennsylvanian roots and the innovative essence of the classic jazz music that served as his spiritual inspiration,” his son, Pittsburgh City Councilman Khari Mosley, said in the statement. “We are truly grateful for the enormous outpouring of love and support shown to our family during this unspeakably difficult time.”

Mosley has multiple public works of art in the city of Pittsburgh.

Pieces include: Phoenix and Mountaintop in the Hill District; Three Rivers Bench at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center; Region In Suspension, Oval Continuity, and Branched Form at Eastside Bond Plaza; and Inverted Dancer at Carnegie Mellon University’s Fifth and Clyde Courtyard.

Museums across the U.S. have also collected and displayed his work, including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the High Museum of Art in Atlanta; and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg.

Mosley was born in 1926 in New Castle. He joined the U.S. Navy after high school and then graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1950 with degrees in English and journalism.

While working as a writer and photographer, he developed an interest in wood carving and the visual arts.

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