When Miss von Moschzisker began working at the club as a volunteer in 1935, it sparked in her an interest in lithographs, serigraphs and woodcuts. After studying in New York and spending countless hours sorting prints at the Academy of Fine Arts, she took over as the Print Club's director in 1944.
She immediately set about to broaden the scope of the Latimer Street Gallery to "make the artists feel more a home," she said in a 1951 Inquirer interview. She brought in top printmakers to give workshops, set up demonstrations in city and suburban schools, staged competitive exhibitions, and increased the number of touring shows. She even started the Artists' Assistance Fund.
Miss von Moschzisker, who stepped down as the Print Club's director in 1969, also was involved in the rebirth of Society Hill. She bought a house in the 300 block of Delancey Street in the 1950s, when Society Hill was a rough riverfront area known for prostitution and crime. At the time, it was called the "bloody Fifth Ward."
She quickly became a neighborhood leader, remaining there until she retired to Moorestown in the early 1990s.
Before moving to Society Hill, Miss von Moschzisker lived in Chestnut Hill, where she continued an interest in reading and developed one in gardening.
She was recognized several times for her contributions, including in 1965 by the trustees of the Philadelphia College of Art, now University of the Arts.
Miss von Moschzisker is survived by four nieces, one nephew, seven great-nieces and nephews, and three great-great-nieces and nephews.
Plans for services were incomplete. Burial arrangements are private.
Memorial donations may be made to the Print Center, 1614 Latimer St., Philadelphia 19103.
Contact Rusty Pray at 215-854-2322 or rpray@phillynews.com.
