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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.
DMAC News, Jan Feb Mar Apr 2024, pp. 11-12
Exhibition History"Field of Dreams: Out of Mud (Retrospective)" Moberg Gallery, June 6 - July 15, 2023
Exhibition History"Field of Dreams: Out of Mud (Retrospective)" Moberg Gallery, June 6 - July 15, 2023
DimensionsOverall: 40 1/2 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (102.9 × 78.1 × 5.7 cm)
Accession Number 2023.24
Classificationspainting
Copyrightb. Robert Moore
Signedb. M (verso, l,r black ink)
Inscriptions"Kin to War"
c. 2023
LONDON (verso, l,r black ink)
What set you claim when you come from both hoods? (verso, l,c black ink)
ProvenanceArtist; (Moberg Gallery, Des Moines); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from previous, 2023]
