David Moore, Corio, Victoria
David Moore (1927 – 2003)
David Moore (1927-2003) was Australia's most influential photojournalist. Explore his iconic 60-year archive of documentary photography, capturing Australian life, culture & history – from migrants to political leaders. View work on OriginalUniqueArt.
National Portrait Gallery (Canberra, Australia)
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David Moore, photojournalist, worked as a photographer in Sydney for four years before commencing an international career in 1952. That year the London bureau chief of Life magazine leafed through his portfolio of shots of Redfern and Surry Hills slums and suggested that Life and its sister publication Time could use him as an informal portrait photographer. For many years thereafter Moore worked freelance in the United States, the UK, Europe, Africa and Australia, for publications including Time, Life, the New York Times, the Observer, Fortune, National Geographic and Look. Moore returned to Sydney in 1958. Over the ensuing 44 years he combined international with local Australian assignments, while continuing to build a body of private work. His photographs are in many institutional collections including those of the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, and the Smithsonian Institute, Washington. Moore
About this artwork
- Title: David Moore, Corio, Victoria
- Artist: David Moore
- Year: 2000
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: National Portrait Gallery
- Main color: Phthalo Green
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow

