Oil Portrait and Major Art Gallery

Carl V. Moore, 1908-1972

Carl V. Moore
Artist: William F. Draper, 1912-2003
Decade: 1970s
Medium: Oil on canvas
Donor: Carl V. Moore Portrait Fund
Owner Washington University
Location: Becker Library, 7th floor
Description: Portrait of Carl V. Moore, M.D. by William F. Draper, 1973. Oil on canvas, framed, with protective glass, total dimensions 54.5 x 41 inches. A brass plaque on the base of the frame reads “CARL V. MOORE / BUSCH PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE / 1955-1972.” The portrait was a gift of contributors to the Carl V. Moore portrait fund. Moore was also a dean of the School of Medicine (1954-1955), and first Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs (1964-1965). The frame was restored by Hal P. Blagbrough, Jr. of Blagbrough Galleries, Inc., St. Louis, in 2003: painter’s gold leaf was applied to several chips and marks to the frame.