Born in New York City in 1933, Anne was the only child of George Aubrey Hastings of Malone, NY (a speechwriter for President Hoover), and Rose West Hastings, a third-generation New Orleanian (and Queen of Rex in 1911). She attended Tulane's Sophie Newcomb College where she studied art history.
She was a model in the 1950s, when she shot the cover of Smoke Rings, a record featuring the Casa Loma Orchestra. She was also part of Clairol's original "Does she or doesn't she?" campaign. In addition, she did editorial "shoots" for Harper's Bazaar, and worked with such notable photographers as Irving Penn and Lillian Bassman.
A lifetime artist, her work took many forms, including drawing, stitchery, macrame, and batik. She was one of thirty women invited by Irene Preston Miller to participate in the creation of the historic Hudson River Quilt (the first "quilt for a cause" according to the New York Times) in 1969, and created the square which included images of the fish of the Hudson River, namely shad, striped bass, and sturgeon. The quilt was later auctioned off at Sotheby's and became part of the permanent collection of The American Craft Museum in New York City.
Anne's artistic medium of choice was stained glass, a form she worked in for over thirty years. Her work was exhibited in local galleries, as well as at the Whitney Museum's Store Next Door in New York City. She was commissioned to create stained glass windows for homes throughout Westchester County, and many New Yorkers commissioned her work for installation in their apartments.
She and her husband, Lloyd Moss (an announcer on WQXR for 53 years, who predeceased Anne in 2013), moved to Croton shortly after they were married in 1959, and spent the rest of their lives between their homes in Croton and New York City.
She is survived by her children; Bradley Shields (Jocelyn Fujii), Brice Moss, Liana Moss, and N. West Moss (Craig Lombardi), as well as her two grandchildren.
The family asks that donations be made in Anne's name to the Innocence Project at https://innocenceproject.org/donate/ .
All services are private.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.efcarterfuneralhome.com for the Moss family.
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