Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
A Madonna by Henry Moore: address by Sir Kenneth Clark.
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Bib. Number0008936
A Madonna by Henry Moore: address by Sir Kenneth Clark.
PublisherMagazine of Art
Place PublishedNew York
Year1944
Date & Collation(Nov) 37(7) 247-249(4 illus).
LanguageEnglish
More InformationAddress at the unveiling on 19 February 1944 of Madonna and Child, 1943-1944 Hornton stone and the Church of St. Matthew, Northampton. Clark stressed the importance of the occasion of a contemporary work being unveiled in the church. Pointed out the fundamental beauty of the figure and its great tenderness of feeling. Also includes brief quotations by Moore on the use of his Mother and Child obsession, and his aim to give a sense of complete easiness and repose". See also 0008905."