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Purposes of Art: an introduction to the history and appreciation of art. 2nd edition.

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Purposes of Art: an introduction to the history and appreciation of art. 2nd edition.
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Purposes of Art: an introduction to the history and appreciation of art. 2nd edition.

Author/EditorELSEN Albert E.
Place PublishedNew York
Year
Date & Collationix,455pp.Illus.Plates.Bibliog.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationFirst edition 1962, 3rd edition 1972 (See 0004253), 4th edition 1981 (See 0001787).
70,71,72(2 illus) Henry Moore.
In the chapter The Figure in Sculpture, photographs of Reclining Figure, 1945-1946 elm wood (Woman receives a new life and serenity in the work of Henry Moore") and Warrior with Shield 1953-1954 bronze ("A personal remembrance of the heroic and defiant stand of wounded Britain in the early days of the Nazi bombings")."