Joseph Mozier (August 22, 1812 – October 3, 1870) was an American sculptor active in Italy. He was born in
Burlington, Vermont, in 1812. In 1831 he moved to New York City, where he worked as a merchant. He retired from business around 1845, and shortly afterward went to Europe, studying sculpture for several years in
Florence, after which he moved to Rome.
His best-known work is Undine, the title character in the novella by
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, a
water nymph who falls in love with a man. He won a grand prize for it in Rome in 1867. He made a short visit to the United States in 1870, and was hospitalized upon his return in London, England. He died in
Faido, Switzerland, while en route to his home in Italy.[1]
Indian Girl's Lament (1858), Cammie G. Henry Research Center,
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. A replica at
Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California.
Art and the empire city: New York, 1825-1861, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Mozier (see index)