Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture. Episode 3: Children of the Revolution
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Bib. Number0022537
Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture. Episode 3: Children of the Revolution
PublisherBritish Broadcasting Corporation
Place PublishedLondon
Year2011
Date & Collation60mins.Colour.Sound
LanguageEnglish
More InformationBBC4 documentary, broadcast 23 February 2011, presented by Alastair Sooke looking at sculptors from the turn of the 20th Century and their influence on Modern sculpture. Topics include: Leeds School of Art; Barbara Hepworth; Reclining Figure 1929 brown Hornton Stone, influenced by Mayan carvings. Sooke suggests Moore's figure is both fiercely erotic and confrontational; Discussion on how Moore becomes a household name - Sooke states he is the first artistic superstar of the TV age. Arts Council commission for Festival of Britain; Reclining Figure: Festival 1951; Interview with Chris Stephens of Tate Britain - discusses how Moore's figures can evoke the horrors of Hiroshima and the Holocaust; British Council; Falling Warrior; nuclear threat; Harlow New Town; Harlow Family Group; Florence exhibition; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Includes BBC archive footage of previously broadcast programmes. Also shows Reclining Figure: Arch Leg and Torso. See 0021960 for Modern British Sculpture exhibition at RA.