Gerald Moira
Illustration — Moira's mural of the "Soul of Music" for the concert hall of the Wigmore Hall, London. Gerald Edward Moira (26 January 1867 – 2 August 1959) was an English painter who became best known for his murals. Gerald Moira was born in London, the son of a former Portuguese diplomat who became a miniature painter.
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Gerald Moira
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- Born
- 1867 · London.
- Died
- 1959
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Fields
- visual arts · painting · Mexican muralism
- Languages
- English
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Born at London in 1867, died in 1959.
The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is visual arts, painting and Mexican muralism. Work by Gerald Moira is recorded in the collections of Tate, National Gallery of Canada, National Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum and Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
Painted by Gerald Moira around 1917. This painting depicts the 224th Canadian Forestry Battalion working below the walls of Windsor Castle. The fluttering flag on the roof indicates that King George V is in residence. In 1922, Moira's biographer described the painting as "a document of Empire, a record of loyal labour, an epic of strength, with all of which it unites the qualities of highest art a
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