Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
The Art of Henry Moore: sculptures, drawings and graphics 1921-1984.
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5 Letter from Henry MOORE.
(Expresses the artist's pleasure at the exhibition and gratitude to all who have made it possible).
7 Message from H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (Prince CHARLES).
(Note on Britain's cultural links with Japan. Moore's art is tough but centred on nature and humanism and in this respect will be understood by those of different cultural roots". Prince Charles expresses his pleasure at the exhibition and offers it his good wishes).
13 The Organisers. Foreword.
(Moore's standing universal appeal aims and arrangement of the exhibition).
15 BURGH John. Message.
(Acknowledges the organization involved in the exhibition the works in the open surrounding the museums).
18-19 BOWNESS Alan. Introduction.
(The text from the Hong Kong catalogue: see 0000083).
20-27 MITCHINSON David. Life and times.
(The text and substantially the photographs from the Hong Kong catalogue: see 0000083).
32-41 PACKER William. The sculpture of Henry Moore.
(Notes the unity of Moore's work over the years and his growth to pre-eminence in art. His career is discussed from the early influences and the acquisition of technical skills through travel and the confrontation between Primitive and Classical art and the development of his own personal imagery. His emergence in the 1930s is placed within the cultural context of that decade. The war provided a useful pause to consolidate his sculptural thinking in the Shelter drawings before returning to sculpture through commissions in the 1940s and using Hoglands as a base for the production of monumental works of the later years which have their origins in the experiments of his youth. "Henry Moore is without the slightest doubt a very great artist who stands four-square in the great humanist tradition...").
43-130 Catalogue: Sculpture.
(Arranged thematically: Reclining and Standing Figures; Reclining and Standing Figure maquettes; Mother and Child; Mother and Child maquettes; Working Processes; Plaster maquettes; Organic Forms; Animal Forms; Animal Form maquettes; Warriors and Internal/External Forms; Heads Helmets Hands and Warrior maquettes; Stringed Figures; Early Carvings.
Interspersed with statements from Moore's published writings).
132-135 PACKER William. The drawings of Henry Moore.
(Discusses briefly graphic output of sculptors and argues that Moore's drawings by themselves would not "sustain a larger reputation as a draughtsman" although certain phases of his graphic output are praised - the early life drawings the wartime sketch books and the late works: "rich material and masterly results").
137-170 Catalogue: Drawings.
(Arranged thematically: Life Drawings; Mother and Child; Ideas for Sculpture; Heads; Bonfires; Trees; Sheep; Hands; Ideas for Sculpture - working processes)."
Bib. Number0000142
The Art of Henry Moore: sculptures, drawings and graphics 1921-1984.
PublisherMetropolitan Art Museum
Place PublishedTokyo
Year1986
Date & Collation(11 April-5 June).226pp(364 illus).Biog.Bibliog.Texts in English and Japanese.
LanguageEnglish/Japanese/
More InformationAlso shown at Fukuoka Art Museum, 21 June-27 July 1986. In association with the Henry Moore Foundation, the exhibition was organised by the two museums, the British Council, N.H.K. (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), the Tokyo Shimbun (Tokyo) and the Nishinihon Shimbun (Fukuoka). The catalogue was published by the Tokyo Shimbun.5 Letter from Henry MOORE.
(Expresses the artist's pleasure at the exhibition and gratitude to all who have made it possible).
7 Message from H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (Prince CHARLES).
(Note on Britain's cultural links with Japan. Moore's art is tough but centred on nature and humanism and in this respect will be understood by those of different cultural roots". Prince Charles expresses his pleasure at the exhibition and offers it his good wishes).
13 The Organisers. Foreword.
(Moore's standing universal appeal aims and arrangement of the exhibition).
15 BURGH John. Message.
(Acknowledges the organization involved in the exhibition the works in the open surrounding the museums).
18-19 BOWNESS Alan. Introduction.
(The text from the Hong Kong catalogue: see 0000083).
20-27 MITCHINSON David. Life and times.
(The text and substantially the photographs from the Hong Kong catalogue: see 0000083).
32-41 PACKER William. The sculpture of Henry Moore.
(Notes the unity of Moore's work over the years and his growth to pre-eminence in art. His career is discussed from the early influences and the acquisition of technical skills through travel and the confrontation between Primitive and Classical art and the development of his own personal imagery. His emergence in the 1930s is placed within the cultural context of that decade. The war provided a useful pause to consolidate his sculptural thinking in the Shelter drawings before returning to sculpture through commissions in the 1940s and using Hoglands as a base for the production of monumental works of the later years which have their origins in the experiments of his youth. "Henry Moore is without the slightest doubt a very great artist who stands four-square in the great humanist tradition...").
43-130 Catalogue: Sculpture.
(Arranged thematically: Reclining and Standing Figures; Reclining and Standing Figure maquettes; Mother and Child; Mother and Child maquettes; Working Processes; Plaster maquettes; Organic Forms; Animal Forms; Animal Form maquettes; Warriors and Internal/External Forms; Heads Helmets Hands and Warrior maquettes; Stringed Figures; Early Carvings.
Interspersed with statements from Moore's published writings).
132-135 PACKER William. The drawings of Henry Moore.
(Discusses briefly graphic output of sculptors and argues that Moore's drawings by themselves would not "sustain a larger reputation as a draughtsman" although certain phases of his graphic output are praised - the early life drawings the wartime sketch books and the late works: "rich material and masterly results").
137-170 Catalogue: Drawings.
(Arranged thematically: Life Drawings; Mother and Child; Ideas for Sculpture; Heads; Bonfires; Trees; Sheep; Hands; Ideas for Sculpture - working processes)."