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0018232
Publisher: HMF library copy
Place Published: Much Hadham
Year: 1942
Date & Collation: 3pp.
Description: Partial copy of transcript, received July 1999. Probably BBC N. American Service (Rec.) Sunday 15th November 1942: 21.30-22.00 GMT & Monday 16th November 1942: 02.00-02.30 GMT. Censored by Eric Warr". British radio programme Answering You in which questioners in a New York studio talk direct to speakers in London.
Henry Moore Kenneth Clark Eric Linklater and others in London responded to questions from William Zorach and others in New York. Masters of Ceremonies: Peter Donald (New York) and Mary Adams (London).
Answering Zorach's question on how artists in London were responing to the War Moore stated that it was a necessity for him to carry on working. "One of the most important things we're fighting for I take it is to keep freedom of expression of which art is an important part."
Received 2001 is a full 10pp photocopy of the script. This includes short comments by Henry Moore about the War including the fact that he joined the Home Guard."