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Images of Christ: religious iconography in twentieth century British art.

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Bib. Number0015457

Images of Christ: religious iconography in twentieth century British art.

Place PublishedNorthampton
Year
Date & Collation.80pp.Illus.Bibliog.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationBooklet of exhibition in Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, and St. Matthew's Church 19 March-16 May 1993 and in St. Paul's Cathedral 1 June-31 July 1993. An exhibition to mark the centenary of St. Matthew's Church, Northampton, supported by the Henry Moore Foundation and the Jerusalem Trust.
6 TEBBUTT Simon. Foreword.
(Mentions funding by the Henry Moore Foundation and other organisations).
7-8 HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY James. Introduction.
(Mentions commission of Madonna and Child, 1943-1944 Hornton stone).
9-11 SPALDING Frances. An uneasy alliance.
(Includes a paragraph on Moore's Madonna and Child: a commanding and disturbingly peaceful work").
13-16 PATTISON Georgen. The achievement of Walter Hussey: a reflection.
25-27 WILLIAMS Rowan. Art: taking time and making sense.
28-32 DEVONSHIRE-JONES Tom. Art theology church: a survey 1940-1990 in the United Kingdom.
(Lists Henry Moore).
41-78 Catalogue.
(65 exhibits. Works 51-53 Henry Moore illustrations here or in colour plates page 17 and 19: Madonna and Child (Maquette for the Northampton Madonna) 1943 bronze; Madonna and Child 1943-1944 Hornton Stone; Mother and Child: Hood 1983 travertine marble. Includes commentaries with quotations from published texts.
The poster for the exhibition in Northampton depicted the heads of the Mother and Child 1943-1944."