Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Epstein: artist against the Establishment.
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Bib. Number0014878
Epstein: artist against the Establishment.
Author/EditorGARDINER Stephen.
PublisherMichael Joseph
Place PublishedLondon
Year1992
Date & Collationxi,532pp.Illus.24 plates of illus.Bibliog.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationBiography with a dozen mentions of Moore. Notes Moore's falling out with Raymond Coxon (Moore refused to introduce him to his influential friends in the USA when Coxon went there"). Mentions Moore's visits to Epstein seeing his collection of African art Epstein's 1931 catalogue introduction (See 0009327) but Moore's criticism of Epstein and his failure to support Epstein in later years. The Battersea Park exhibition (See 0008483) ("Bevan avoided me and so did Moore"). In a closing chapter: "In 1963 London was denied the great addition to the City of Ecce Homo by the intervention of Henry Moore then a commissioner on the Royal Fine Art Commission...despite further objections from Moore was taken to Coventry"."