Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Church of S. Matthew, Northampton, 1893-1943.
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0008961 Madonna and Child, 1943-1944 Hornton stone<;I>;Statements (Church of S. Matthew, Northampton 1893-1943);MOORE Henry; Church of S. Matthew, Northampton, 1893-1943. St. Matthew's Church Northampton 7-9 Madonna and Child Statue.
Brochure in which it is announced that Henry Moore's statue will be installed at the Jubilee Festival. Includes Moore's text describing his initial lack of enthusiasm for the commission, and the eventual choice of the Mother and Child motif. To him the work expresses a quiet dignity and gentleness" and will be slightly larger than life size in order to relate to the setting. Reprinted in Henry Moore on Sculpture (See 0005627)."
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