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Modern British Sculpture; edited by Penelope CURTIS and Keith WILSON

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Modern British Sculpture; edited by Penelope CURTIS and Keith WILSON
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Bib. Number0021960

Modern British Sculpture; edited by Penelope CURTIS and Keith WILSON

Exhibition
PublisherRoyal Academy of Arts
Place PublishedLondon
Year
Date & Collation2011(22 January-7 April)316pp.illus.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationMixed exhibition catalogue, featuring four Moore sculptures. Moore content: Pages 6, 148, 152, 155, 156 show Reclining Figure: Festival 1951 bronze. The illustration on page 152 shows view of the sculpture at the Crossway, South Bank, London during the Festival of Britain. Page 16 - mention of the choice of Hepworth over Moore for the New York UN Building commission. Page 22 shows two Moore illus: Reclining Figure: UNESCO 1957-58 Travertine marble and Reclining Figure: Lincoln Center 1963-65 bronze. Accompanying text compares Hepworth and Moore and discusses their respective suitability for architectural comissions. Page 39 notes Moore's involvement in the the RA-Epstein controversy - text, by Sarah CRELLIN, claims that this lead Epstein to sell his collection of Moore works. Page 72 illus Family 1935 Elmwood alongside sculpture by F.E MCWILLIAM. Page 81 illus Head 1937 green serpentine alonside works by Leon UNDERWOOD and Henri GAUDIER-BRZESKA. Page 95 - list mention of Moore with those other artists who defended Epstein's Adam. Page 98 - illus Snake 1924 marble - accompanying text. Page 105 - discussion of Moore and Hepworth's 'primitivism'. Reference to Moore speaking at the Imperial Insititute.
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