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Alfred Moir (14 April 1924—13 November 2010) was an art historian, collector and author of numerous books on baroque art.

Moir (pronounced 'Moi-er') was the son of William Wilmerding Moir and Blanche Kummer. Between 1943 and 1946, he served in the U.S. Army, turning down an officer's commission to retire as Master Sergeant.

In 1948, Moir obtained his bachelor's from Harvard, followed, in 1949, by an M.A. After being granted a Ph.D. by Harvard University in 1953, Moir taught at Newcomb–Tulane College, New Orleans. He joined the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1963, from where he retired emeritus in 1991.

Bibliography

• Moir, Alfred (1967). The Italian followers of Caravaggio. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780317105742.
• Moir, Alfred (1976). Caravaggio and His Copyists. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814754085.
• Moir, Alfred (1982). Caravaggio. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
• Moir, Alfred (1994). Van Dyck. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 9780810939172.

References

1. ^ Sorensen, Lee. "Moir, Alfred [Kummer] (pronounced 'Moi-er')". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
2. Keller, Ulrich (22 February 2011). "Alfred Moir: 1924-2010 Art Professor and Collector". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
3. Bissell, R. Ward (Autumn 1968). "The Italian Followers of Caravaggio by Alfred Moir". Renaissance Quarterly. 21 (3): 325–328. doi:10.2307/2859427. JSTOR 2859427.

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