Mozert, Zoe

(1907 Colorado Springs, CO- 2/1/1993 Arizona) (USA) real name Moser, Alice Adelaide

   Pin-up illustrator. In 1925 she entered the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art under Thornton Oakley. In the early 1930s she started her career doing movie magazine covers. In 1941 Brown and Bigelow contracted her exclusively as a calendar artist. She was the most successful female calendar artist, generally admired among the top B & B artists— Armstrong, Moran, Elvgren, and Zoe. She often used herself as the model for her illustrations. Her style was soft and sensitive, emphasizing romanticism.

   Reproductions: Bubbles; 1949; Gabor, 1973: p. 157 [B]. Pin-ups; Martignette, 1996: pp. 230-241 .