Henry Moore on Sculpture: a collection of the sculptor's writings and spoken words; edited with an introduction by Philip JAMES.

0005627 MOORE Henry;Statements (Henry Moore on Sculpture. 1966 Macdonald);JAMES;The Sculptor Speaks; Unit One; Circle; Heads, Figures and Ideas; Bust of Woman, Egyptian 18th Dynasty; The Sculptor in Modern Society; Sculpture in the Open Air; Truth to Material; Mesopotamian Art Henry Moore on Sculpture: a collection of the sculptor's writings and spoken words; edited with an introduction by Philip JAMES. Macdonald London Anthology of statements, grouped into: Biographical, On Sculpture, Periods of Art and Individual Artists, Individual Works by Henry Moore. Sections may take the form of reprints of earlier texts, or an amalgam of published or unpublished statements. Sources are given and useful editorial notes are included.
5-6 JAMES Philip. Acknowledgements.
(Acknowledges help of Henry Moore, individuals, publications and photographic sources).
7-8 Contents.
9-12 List of Illustrations.
(Includes Sculpture and Drawings by Moore, works by other artists, Natural objects).
13-25 JAMES Philip. Introduction.
("The literature on Henry Moore in the form of books, articles, introductions to exhibition catalogues, and transcriptions of interviews now amounts to a considerable bibliographical edifice." Surveys Moore's career and main works).
29-30 Boyhood.
(From Face to Face. See 0006953).
33-36 The Royal College of Art.
(Extracts from 1947 and 1961 published interviews).
37-43 Italy.
(Extracts from five publications 1947-1961).
44-46 The First Exhibition.
(Extract from 1961 published interview. For catalogue see 0009446).
47-48 Greece.
(Extracts from 1947 and 1960 published interviews).
49-51 Influences.
(Extracts from four publications 1947-1964).
52-54 A Working Day.
(Extracts from two interviews 1960-1961).
57-60 The Nature of Sculpture.
(Moore text from A.A. Journal, May 1930 (See 0009419) and extracts from 1960 and 1964 interviews).
62-68 The Sculptor Speaks.
(Moore's text from The Listener, 18 Aug 1937. For annotation see 0009196).
69-72 Unit One.
(Moore's text from the 1934 publication. For annotation see 0009258).
73 Circle.
(Moore's two statements from the 1937 publication. See 0009178).
74 Notes from a Sketchbook.
(Brief quotation from Heads, Figures and Ideas (See 0007315) on Bust of Woman, Egyptian 18th Dynasty in the Museo Archeologico, Florence).
76-83 Art and Life.
(Part of a discussion between V.S. Pritchett, Graham Sutherland, Sir Kenneth Clark an d Henry Moore, from The Listener, 13 Nov 1941. See 0009073).
84-90 The Sculptor in Modern Society.
(The 1952 U.N.E.S.C.O. address. For annotation see 0007724).
91-96 The Hidden Struggle.
(For annotation see the Observer, 24 Nov 1957: 0007392).
97-112 Sculpture in the Open Air.
(Most of the British Council 1955 talk appears here (See 0007723), together with 1951 and 1960 published extracts).
113-114 Truth to Material.
(Extracts from 1951 and 1957 published texts).
115-117 The Human Form.
(Extracts from five publications 1951-1964).
118-122 On Space and Form.
(From Horizon interview 1960: see 0006972).
123-130 Scale.
(From three publications 1960-1964).
131-134 Tactile Values.
(From Dialogues on Art: see 0006846).
135-136 Carving.
(Two short extracts from 1960 and 1961 published interviews).
137-140 Bronze Casting.
(From Horizon interview 1960: see 0006972).
141-144 New Ideas.
(From 1960 and 1964 published interviews).
146-151 Drawing.
(Extracts from four publications 1944-1963).
155-163 Primitive Art.
(Moore's text from The Listener, 24 April 1941 (cited incorrectly as 24 Aug 1941). See 0009071 for annotation).
164-168 Mesopotamian Art.
(Moore's text from The Listener, 5 June 1935. See 0009251 for annotation).
169-174 Tribal Sculpture.
(Moore's text from Man, July 1951. See 0008207 for annotation).
175-186 Michelangelo.
(The Michelangelo Vision interview from Sunday Times magazine, 16 Feb 1964. See 0006177 for annotation).
187-189 Renoir.
(1962 statement on La Danseuse au Tambourin and La Danseuse aux Castagnettes painted by Renoir in 1909 and acquired by the National Gallery in 1961. "And yet these rounded forms have a marvellous, supple rhythm...they are so monumental... They make me realise that Renoir was really a much greater sculptor than Maillol.").
190-193 Cézanne.
(Extracts from 19