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Doctoral Thesis submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University, September 2018.

Veasey's thesis examines whether certain Academicians (Siegfried Charoux, Frank Dobson, Maurice Lambert, Alfred Machin, John Skeapking and Charles Wheeler) variously engaged with pedagogy, community, exhibition practice and sculpture for the state, to access state patronage in the post-war period. The inspiration for this thesis began with the illustrated catalogue for the 'Open Air Exhibition of Sculpture' at Battersea Park (0005677) in 1948 which Veasey based her Master's thesis on: Humanising the Landscape: The outdoor placement of twentieth-century sculpture and its aesthetic impact upon the viewer (0023149). 

In the introduction she quotes: "My experience as a volunteer for the HMF archive (2015-2016) provided a detailed understanding of the materials held; these relate not only to Henry Moore but to many of the contemporary sculptors and art executives with whom Moore was in contact. Henry Moore is mentioned several times throughout the text The archives at HMF and at HMI are also thanked for providing access to material for research and advice from members of staff.

Map & Information for the Henry Moore Studios & Gardens visitor season, 2018.

The information section includes information on the: Sculpture Gardens, Studios, the exhibition Out of the Block: Henry Moore Carvings (see 0023725), Hoglands, Aisled Barn, Café & Shop, as well as a brief biographical note on Moore and his life in Perry Green. The Map section of the document includes a map of the estate as well as a list of all of the sculptures onsite for the 2018 season.

Leaflet advertising the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Oronsko. Includes a brief blurb for the exhibition The Power of Nature: Henry Moore in Poland, and for four family workshops which relate to the exhibtion. Illustrations of three Moore works (Sheep Piece, Oval with Points, and Animal Head) and a biographical photo of Moore.
See also Exhibition Catalogue 0023740

Map of 12 public artworks around the Canary Wharf area in London. #1 is Draped Seated Woman, on display in Cabot Square until 2022. A brief history of the work is given.

Dissertation prouduced in conjunction with the Open University for the qualification of MA in Art History.

Henry Moore's sculptures have been subject to extensive analysis and interpretation which in the main has focused on their context of production, drawing on specific narratives constructed around the artist's biography and his place in the history of British modernism. By reconsidering Moore's sculptures from the perspective of the spectator's reception of the works, this dissertation argues that, rather than being totally defined by these established narratives, they can be re-interpreted as artworks in the twenty-first century based upon the spectator's direct experience of them, although this is dependent not only on the sculptures themselves but also, crucially, on the specific site and conditions of display and the subjectivity of the spectator. Chapter 1 considers the extent to which critical methods associated with post-modernism can be used to re-asses Moore's sculptures in a contemporary context, in particular the idea of the embodies spectator's encounter with sculptures as physical objects with presence and agency in the real world and the importance of the specific site to that encounter. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 go on to apply this approach to examples of Moore's post-war bronze reclining figures displayed at three very different sites - art gallery, urban space and landscape.

Martin Brook examined three particular sculptures: Reclining Figure No.4 (Two Piece), 1961 (LH 479); Reclining Woman: Elbow, 1981 (LH 810); Reclining Figure: Hand, 1979 (LH 709) in the context of three different venues for their siting: The Hepworth Wakefield, Leeds Art Gallery, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Leaflet for the 2018 season at the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens. Images of three monumental bronzes, one tapestry, the interior of the Bourne Maquette Studio, the exterior of Hoglands, and Moore carving in the Yellow Brick Studio. Brief blurb for the 2018 exhibition Out of the Block: Henry Moore Carvings.