Alfred Moir Explained

Alfred Moir
Birth Date:12 April 1924
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death Place:Santa Barbara, California
Other Names:Alfred Kummer Moir
Nationality:American
Fields:art history
Workplaces:University of California, Santa Barbara
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Thesis Title:The Character and Development of Caravaggism in Italy and its Regional Aspects
Thesis Year:1953

Alfred Moir (14 April 1924—13 November 2010) was an art historian, collector and author of numerous books on baroque art.

Moir (pronounced 'Moi-er') was the son of William Wilmerding Moir and Blanche Kummer. Between 1943 and 1946,[1] he served in the U.S. Army, turning down an officer's commission to retire as Master Sergeant.[2]

In 1948, Moir obtained his bachelor's from Harvard, followed, in 1949, by an M.A. After being granted a Ph.D. by Harvard University in 1953, Moir taught at Newcomb–Tulane College, New Orleans. He joined the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1963, from where he retired emeritus in 1991.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sorensen. Lee. Moir, Alfred [Kummer] (pronounced 'Moi-er')]. Dictionary of Art Historians. 31 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173054/https://dictionaryofarthistorians.org/moira.htm. 3 March 2016. dead.
  2. News: Keller. Ulrich. Alfred Moir: 1924-2010 Art Professor and Collector. 31 May 2014. Santa Barbara Independent. 22 February 2011.
  3. Bissell. R. Ward. The Italian Followers of Caravaggio by Alfred Moir. Renaissance Quarterly. Autumn 1968. 21. 3. 325–328. 10.2307/2859427. 2859427.