Raymond Moore (1920–1987) was a post-war English art photographer. Moore was born in

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, England. After serving in the RAF during the

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, studied at the

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between 1947-50. He began freelance photography in 1955, and became a lecturer at Watford College from 1956-75. Moore's first photography exhibition was a solo show held at

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's School of Architecture in 1959. In 1962 Moore's photographs were part of an

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show, alongside Malcolm Hughes and Peter Startup's work. Visiting the

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in 1968, he worked with photographer

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. In 1970, he had a solo show in at the

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. In 1974 he became a lecturer at Trent Polytechnic,

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, leaving in 1978. From around 1976 the climate in England slowly began to change in favour of

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; and so Moore finally saw acclaim in his own country with a major London retrospective show at the

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, the publication of a strong book collection of his photography, and a

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television documentary about his work. He was married to Mary Cooper, a fellow photographerand died in 1987 from a heart attack. As of 2009 the Raymond Moore archives were involved in a legal dispute, making them unavailable to the public, or researchers.

Books of photography by Moore

* ''Photographs''. (Welsh Arts Council pamphlet, 1968) * ''Murmurs at Every Turn: The Photographs of Raymond Moore''. (Travelling Light, 1981) * ''Every So Often: Photographs''. (BBC, 1983) (Accompanying a BBC television film on Moore) * ''49 Prints''. (British Council; 1986) * Large portfolio published in ''Creative Camera International Yearbook'', (Coo Press 1976)

References

External links

The Golden Fleece: Article Index
- information on Moore and examples of his work. {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Raymond 1920 births 1987 deaths Photographers from Cheshire Alumni of the Royal College of Art Academics of Nottingham Trent University People from Wallasey