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Oswald Moser

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Oswald Moser
Wounded sailors listening to musicians (Wellcome Collection, c. 1918)
Born
Robert Oswald Moser

1874
London, United Kingdom
Died1953 (aged 78–79)
NationalityBritish
OccupationArtist

Robert Oswald Moser (1874-1953) was a British artist and illustrator.

Life

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Born in London in 1874, Moser studied at St John's Wood Art School.[1]

During the First World War Moser joined the Royal Navy, serving as an officer in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.[2] A number of his paintings relate to this time at sea.

He also made a proposal to Charles Ffoulkes of the Imperial War Museum to paint "the whole of the front line" in 1918 but the proposal was not accepted.[3]

Works

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Works by Moser are held by the Wellcome Collection, the Imperial War Museum, Rye Art Gallery and Glasgow Museums.

References

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  1. ^ "Oswald MOSER". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ "ADM 337/125/610". Discovery. The National Archives. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Lieut Oswald Moser". Imperial War Museum. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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