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Alan Moore (war artist)
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Alan Moore (war artist)

Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (d. 2015)
Alan Moore (1 August 1914 – 24 September 2015) 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.

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