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0007220
Effect of Henry Moore sculpture is deeply impressive.
Publisher: The Star
Place Published: Johannesburg
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (9 Jan)..
Description: Enthusiastic exhibition review (See 0007581): this illusion of the lovely unconscious logic of time and nature is made sentient and purposeful in the hands of a truly creative artist.""
0007223
Moore: powerful, austere, brilliant.
Publisher: Rand Daily Mail
Place Published: Johannesburg
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (10 Jan)..(2 illus).
Description: Enthusiastic review of Johannesburg Art Gallery exhibition of drawings and sculpture (See 0007581), incorporating statements by Henry Moore. Another cutting from the same newspaper quotes public comment on the exhibition, mostly favourable.
0007226
The man who made women shudder.
Author/Editor: CREWE Quentin.
Publisher: Evening Standard
Place Published: London
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (20 Jan)..(1 illus).
Description: Report of visit to Much Hadham, and conversation with Henry Moore, at time of the Paris commission. Outlines Moore's career, and proposed sculpture: U.N.E.S.C.O. Reclining Figure, 1957-1958 travertine marble.
A slightly shortened version appeared in the Evening Gazette of 24 Jan 1954 (See 0007227).
0007229
Moore's biggest statue.
Publisher: The Times
Place Published: London
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (4 March)..
Description: Note that Henry Moore will shortly be leaving for Italy to work on U.N.E.S.C.O. Reclining Figure, 1957-1958 travertine marble.
0007258
The Falling Warrior: two views on T.V.
Publisher: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Place Published: Huddersfield
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (26 Nov)..
Description: Short report of People and Places Granada T.V. debate on merits of Falling Warrior, 1956-1957 bronze. A further report appeared in the Daily Examiner on 27 Nov 1958.
0007261
Henry Moore's Carnegie prize.
Publisher: Daily Telegraph
Place Published: London
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (4 Dec)..(1 illus).
Description: Report that Moore had been awarded second prize for sculpture in 1958 Carnegie Prize Exhibition in Pittsburgh. This was widely reported in other British newspapers on 4 December 1958. The value of the prize was $1500/c.£540 for Working Model for U.N.E.S.C.O. Reclining Figure, 1957 bronze.
0007218
Hollows inside, with holes outside.
Publisher: Sunday Times
Place Published: Johannesburg
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (5 Jan)..(2 illus).
Description: Puzzled note on arrival of Henry Moore works for display at Johannesburg Art Gallery (See 0007581).
0007247
U.N.E.S.C.O. statue is Moore in marble.
Author/Editor: POIRIER Marcelle.
Publisher: Yorkshire Post
Place Published: Leeds
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (22 Oct)..(1 illus).
Description: The 16ft long travertine marble figure weighs over 60 tons with the base included. Brief description of its carving in Italy over past two years, and Moore's comments on its conception as horizontal motif. U.N.E.S.C.O. Reclining Figure, 1957-1958 travertine marble.
0007250
Town may pay £1500 for Henry Moore statue.
Publisher: Yorkshire Post
Place Published: Leeds
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (4 Nov)..(1 illus).
Description: News note on Huddersfield's possible purchase of Falling Warrior, 1956-1957 bronze. Yorkshire Evening Post of 6 Nov 1958 confirmed the purchase.
0007253
Monstrosity or work of art?
Publisher: Manchester Guardian
Place Published: Manchester
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (6 Nov)..
Description: Brief note on Huddersfield Town Council's discussions about Falling Warrior, 1956-1957 bronze, before they decided to purchase it for £1500 by 29 votes to 15.
0007256
Timeless simplicity of the primitive is his goal.
Author/Editor: KAVANAUGH Simon.
Publisher: Coventry Evening Telegraph
Place Published: Coventry
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (7 Nov)..(1 illus).
Description: Profile of Henry Moore outlining the early press hostility, his simple life style, and wider acceptance at the time of writing.
0007259
Each small form contributes to the complete grandeur.
Author/Editor: DOBSON Scott.
Publisher: Evening Chronicle
Place Published: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (27 Nov)..(2 illus).
Description: Short popular review of Newcastle exhibition (See 0007199): He is a wonderful sculptor.""
0007243
39-ton figure erected on pedestal.
Publisher: The Times
Place Published: London
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (17 Oct)..(1 illus).
Description: U.N.E.S.C.O. Reclining Figure, 1957-1958 travertine marble set on its pedestal in Paris, incorporating brief reported comment by Moore on its ideal siting.
0007246
Insight into Henry Moore's creative thought.
Publisher: The Times
Place Published: London
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (20 Oct)..(2 illus).
Description: Review of Heads, Figures and Ideas (See 0007315) stressing Moore's humanity as opposed to earlier use of the human figure for inspiration in stone. Drawings are seen as intimate and natural if still far from naturalistic. Reprinted in Montreal Gazette, 25 Oct 1958 (See 0007248).
0007249
Huddersfield to buy £1500 sculpture by Henry Moore?
Publisher: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Place Published: Huddersfield
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (3 Nov)..(1 illus).
Description: News note on proposal before Town Council to purchase Falling Warrior, 1956-1957 bronze.
0007252
Town to buy Moore figure.
Publisher: Daily Telegraph
Place Published: London
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (6 Nov)..
Description: Confirmation that Huddersfield would buy Falling Warrior, 1956-1957 bronze by 29 votes to 15 after considerable discussion at Town Council meeting. Fact widely reported by brief notices in other British national and provincial newspapers on 6 November 1958.
0007221
Moore is prikkelend. (Moore is stimulating).
Publisher: Die Transvaler
Place Published: Johannesburg
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (9 Jan)..(1 illus).Text initialled M.T. Text in Afrikaans.
Description: Note on Johannesburg Art Gallery exhibition opening on 10 January 1958 (See 0007581) and expected to be controversial but stimulating.
0007224
Henry Moore: see beelde in Goudstad. (Henry Moore: his sculptures in Goudstad).
Publisher: Dagbreek en Sondagnuus
Place Published: Johannesburg
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (12 Jan)..(2 illus).Initialled B.J.S. Text in Afrikaans.
Description: Announces opening of exhibition (See 0007581) of decadent 20th century sculpture. Calls on Church and State authorities to put a halt to the exhibition and recommends that the public should avoid the Johannesburg Kunstmuseum if they do not want to be outraged.
0007255
Council to buy Henry Moore sculpture.
Publisher: Huddersfield Examiner
Place Published: Huddersfield
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (8 Nov)..(1 illus).
Description: Report of council meeting which decided on purchase of Falling Warrior, 1956-1957 bronze.
0007227
Meet Mr Moore: the world's No.1. sculptor.
Author/Editor: CREWE Quentin.
Publisher: Evening Gazette
Place Published: Middlesbrough
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (24 Jan)..(1 illus).
Description: Short note on visit to Much Hadham, where Moore outlined his early life and decision to become a sculptor.
For original see 0007226.
0007230
Moore's big masterpiece taking shape.
Publisher: Manchester Guardian
Place Published: Manchester
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (8 March)..(1 illus).
Description: A drawing of Henry Moore by Low accompanies this note of progress on the U.N.E.S.C.O. Reclining Figure, 1957-1958 travertine marble at Querceta.
0007233
Moore a Milano. (Moore in Milan).
Author/Editor: VALSECCHI Marco.
Publisher: Il Giorno
Place Published: Milan
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (3 June)..(1 illus).Text in Italian.
Description: Short review of Galleria Blu exhibition (See 0007204).
0007225
Das Publikum darf nicht mitreden. (The public cannot be involved).
Author/Editor: MOORE Henry.
Publisher: Die Zeit
Place Published: Hamburg
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (16 Jan)..(2 Moore illus).Text in German.
Description: Die Stimme des Künstlers, 5. Last in a series The Voice of the Artist which quoted artists on their views about art. Continued from 9 January 1958 issue (See 0007222).
0007228
11,000 see Henry Moore works.
Publisher: Rand Daily Mail
Place Published: Johannesburg
Year: 1958
Date & Collation: (4 Feb)..
Description: Astounding success of Moore exhibition at Johannesburg Art Gallery (See 0007581) over past three weeks, with only one or two unfavourable reactions from public. Exhibition remains open until 9 March 1958.