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Director's Choice - Leeds Museums and Galleries

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Director's Choice - Leeds Museums and Galleries

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Author/EditorROLES John
PublisherScala
Place PublishedLondon
Year
Date & Collation80pp.Illus.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationThe Director, John COLES, draws from the Collection of the Leeds Museums and Galleries to highlight the objects adn artworks that resonate for him personally. 10-11 illus of Reclining Figure 1929 brown Horton stone (LH 59). The 'bumps and hollows' of the figure and the markings of the stone recall the undulations of the natural landscape. Text references Reclining Woman: Elbow 1981 bronze (LH 810); The Henry Moore Foundation's influence on the sculpture collection; Mexican sculpture; British Museum; truth to materials.