Henry Moore: man of form.

0006096 Films (Henry Moore: man of form);Moore (Henry): man of form;MCCLURE William K.;MOORE Henry;Statements (Henry Moore: man of form);COLLINGWOOD Charles;MITGANG Herbert;Childhood;Maquettes;CLARK Kenneth;Primitive art;Influences;Man of form, Henry Moore;Sculpture; Reclining Figure, 1963-1965 bronze; Much Hadham; Castleford; Natural forms; Michelangelo; Carrara; British Museum; War Drawings; Coal Mine Drawings; Mother and Child theme; Reclining Figure theme; Interior and Exterior theme; Family Groups; Atom Piece (Working Model for Nuclear Energy), 1964-1965 bronze; Noack Foundry Henry Moore: man of form. Columbia Broadcasting System New York C.B.S. News Special with commentary and interviews with Henry MOORE by Charles COLLINGWOOD. Writer: Herbert MITGANG. Made over a period during the production of Lincoln Center Reclining Figure, 1963-1965 bronze. Shows Moore's works on film, and incorporates interviews with the artist at Much Hadham in Hoglands and in the studios and grounds, discussing the purpose of art, his Castleford childhood, use of Natural forms and the working of plaster maquettes. Kenneth CLARK in a short interview describes Moore as the greatest sculptor since Rodin. There are views of Michelangelo's sculpture, and Moore is seen at Carrara. British Museum and its exhibits are filmed, with commentary on Moore's Primitive influences, concept of opposites, and the female form. Extracts from Out of Chaos (See 0008950) show Moore producing War Drawings with comments on the Reclining Figures and the sense of Greek drama. Contemporary coal mining film is interspersed with Moore's Coal Mine Drawings and comments. There is general film and commentary on the Mother and Child theme, Reclining Figure theme, Interior and Exterior theme, and Family Groups. Moore also comments on Atom Piece (Working Model for Nuclear Energy), 1964-1965 bronze with its skull, death and architectural analogies. The Lincoln Center Reclining Figure, 1963-1965 bronze is described from its initial idea seen in a bone form, through its working model stages, packing for Berlin, production at Noack Foundry, shipping to New York and final placement.