Gerald Moira
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. He first exhibited at the
Unitarian Chapel, Liverpool, the board-room of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, and paintings and stained glass for the Central Criminal Court in London. He also painted in oil, tempera, and watercolour. Moira was principal of the Edinburgh College of Art from 1923 until 1932, president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, vice-president of the Royal Watercolour Society, a member of the Royal West of England Academy, and a founder member of the National Portrait Society.[1]
References
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64523. Retrieved 20 July 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ((subscription or UK public library membershiprequired))
Further reading
- Harold Watkins, The Art of Gerald Moira, London 1922.
External links
Media related to Gerald Moira at Wikimedia Commons
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