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How Henry Moore mined a rich seam A wartime commission in a coalmine showed the artist's melancholy side
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The article describes Moores experience of producing his drawings of coalminers in Yorkshire 1941-42 when he was commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee to record their contribution to the war effort.
1 Moore illus: Miners Pushing Tubs, 1942 (HMF 1933)
Bib. Number0024307
How Henry Moore mined a rich seam A wartime commission in a coalmine showed the artist's melancholy side
Author/EditorFRASER JENKINS David
PublisherThe Art Newspaper
Place PublishedLondon
Year2023
Date & Collation(01 February)
LanguageEnglish
More InformationArticle discussing the book "Drawing in the Dark: Henry Moore's Coalmining Commission" by Chris Owen which was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. The article describes Moores experience of producing his drawings of coalminers in Yorkshire 1941-42 when he was commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee to record their contribution to the war effort.
1 Moore illus: Miners Pushing Tubs, 1942 (HMF 1933)