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Artist and psychiatrist David Moskovitz was 63
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Dr. David Allen Moskovitz, whose paintings have been shown in more than 40 solo and juried exhibitions, died Oct. 7. He was 63.
Dr. Moscovitz's artwork was featured in New York; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Louisiana; Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and in Oslo, Norway. It also appears in many private collections.
Dr. Moskovitz, a self-taught artist who found his inspiration in nature, rural scenery and travel, believed in the healing power of art and encouraged others to explore their creativity. Former Plain Dealer art critic Helen Cullinen wrote that his paintings "are exuberantly affirmative ... unlike the florals with their impassioned brilliance, his landscapes project a sense of calm affection."
A member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Dr. Moskovitz enjoyed classical music, windsurfing, traveling, and looking for arrowheads.
Most recently, Dr. Moskovitz worked at Portage Path Behavioral Health in Barberton. He was previously a staff psychiatrist at Laurelwood Hospital and its counseling center, and he was affiliated with Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Fairview General Hospital, and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Moskovitz was in private practice in Akron and then in West Hartford, Conn., and he served as a clinical assistant professor in psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
An Akron native, Dr. Moskovitz graduated from The University of Akron and from Case Western Reserve University Medical School. He did his residency in psychiatry at The Institute of Living in Hartford, Conn. He served in the U.S. Army as a psychiatrist at Ft. Bragg, N.C., earning the rank of major.
Dr. Moskovitz is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marjorie; son Mark; daughter Julie Torres Moskovitz of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and sisters Katherine Mudurian, Rebecca Ramnytz and Sally Reisman, all of Akron, and Janet Miggins. Contributions are suggested to The Cleveland Museum of Art or to the Akron Art Museum.
Dr. Moscovitz's artwork was featured in New York; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Louisiana; Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and in Oslo, Norway. It also appears in many private collections.
Dr. Moskovitz, a self-taught artist who found his inspiration in nature, rural scenery and travel, believed in the healing power of art and encouraged others to explore their creativity. Former Plain Dealer art critic Helen Cullinen wrote that his paintings "are exuberantly affirmative ... unlike the florals with their impassioned brilliance, his landscapes project a sense of calm affection."
A member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Dr. Moskovitz enjoyed classical music, windsurfing, traveling, and looking for arrowheads.
Most recently, Dr. Moskovitz worked at Portage Path Behavioral Health in Barberton. He was previously a staff psychiatrist at Laurelwood Hospital and its counseling center, and he was affiliated with Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Fairview General Hospital, and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Moskovitz was in private practice in Akron and then in West Hartford, Conn., and he served as a clinical assistant professor in psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
An Akron native, Dr. Moskovitz graduated from The University of Akron and from Case Western Reserve University Medical School. He did his residency in psychiatry at The Institute of Living in Hartford, Conn. He served in the U.S. Army as a psychiatrist at Ft. Bragg, N.C., earning the rank of major.
Dr. Moskovitz is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marjorie; son Mark; daughter Julie Torres Moskovitz of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and sisters Katherine Mudurian, Rebecca Ramnytz and Sally Reisman, all of Akron, and Janet Miggins. Contributions are suggested to The Cleveland Museum of Art or to the Akron Art Museum.
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