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Alan Moore (war artist)

Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (died 2015)

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Born
August 1, 1914
Died
September 24, 2015
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1914

About Alan Moore (war artist)

Alan Moore was an Australian war artist during World War II. He is best known for his images of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and the Australian War Memorial holds many of his works. He won several art and drawing prizes in Melbourne, including the Grace Joel scholarship prize in 1942 for a nude painting. Moore's first deployment as an artist was with the RAAF in Papua New Guinea in early 1944.

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Alan Moore (war artist) timeline

  1. He won several art and drawing prizes in Melbourne, including the Grace Joel scholarship prize in 1942 for a nude painting.
  2. Moore's first deployment as an artist was with the RAAF in Papua New Guinea in early 1944.

The world when Alan Moore (war artist) was born

Alan Moore (war artist) was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alan Moore (war artist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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