b. Robert Moore, a Des Moines native, is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, and installation artist whose work addresses social and racial justice and explores Black American identity. Often based around the human figure, Moore's work is visually and emotionally direct. Kin to War is one of a series of mixed-media pintings in which the artist depicts young Black boys wearing military helmets, evoking the young age at which Black children are too often exposed to violence, as well as Moore's own experience as a military veteran.

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