Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
London's War: the shelter drawings of Henry Moore.
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First Tube Shelter Sketches and Drawings.
Single Figures and Pairs of Figures in Underground Shelters.
Large Groups in Tube Shelters.
The Sea of Sleepers.
Tube Shelter Perspective.
The Tilbury Warehouse Shelter.
Multiple Studies of Single Figures.
Bunks and Sleepers.
Sleeping Positions.
Sleepers.
The Fates.
Reprinted in 2005.
Bib. Number0020104
London's War: the shelter drawings of Henry Moore.
Author/EditorANDREWS Julian.
PublisherLund Humphries
Place PublishedLondon and Burlington, VT
Year2002
Date & Collation144pp(126 illus).Notes.Bibliog.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationThe first part of the book outlines the historical context of Henry Moore's art, with photographs of the Blitz, and the work of one or two other war artists. Pages 50-141 are headed 'Commentary on the Plates' and consist of 83 full-page colour illustrations, mostly from the First Shelter Shetchbook and the Second Shelter Sketchbook, together with commentaries. These are grouped as:NLExperiments in War Drawing.First Tube Shelter Sketches and Drawings.
Single Figures and Pairs of Figures in Underground Shelters.
Large Groups in Tube Shelters.
The Sea of Sleepers.
Tube Shelter Perspective.
The Tilbury Warehouse Shelter.
Multiple Studies of Single Figures.
Bunks and Sleepers.
Sleeping Positions.
Sleepers.
The Fates.
Reprinted in 2005.