Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Henry Moore: writings and conversations; edited and with an introduction by Alan Wilkinson.
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8-9 BOWNESS Alan. Foreword.
(It is astonishing that Moore found time to write and talk so much. He loved using words and his early career up to 1939 was spent among an intellectually stimulating group of friends).
10-29 WILKINSON Alan. Introduction: Perfect Symmetry is Death.
(The editor's survey of Henry Moore's statements from 'Forging a Reputation 1920-1949' through 'In the Public Eye: the 1950s' to 'The Great Communicator 1960-86').
31-79 Chapter One: Life and Influences.
31-44 Yorkshire 1898-1921.
44-61 London and Kent 1921-40.
61-79 Hertfordshire 1940-86.
80-95 Chapter Two: Friends and Colleagues.
96-185 Chapter Three: Art and Artists.
97-111 Ancient Medieval and Primitive Art.
111-124 General Statements on Art.
124-141 Art and Society.
141-142 On Critics and Art Criticism.
142-185 Artists.
187-249 Chapter Four: On Sculpture.
187-198 Articles and Interviews 1930-37.
198-212 The Nature of Sculpture.
212-222 Subjects and Sources of Inspiration.
222-230 Materials.
230-242 Working Methods.
242-245 Sculpture and Architecture.
245-249 Sculpture in Landscape.
250-309 Chapter Five: Works by Henry Moore.
311-320 Bibliographical Sources Index of Works General Index Picture Credits.
A selection of the sub-sections: Castleford Leeds School of Art Royal College of Art Italy 1920s Irina Moore Much Hadham Art Gallery of Ontario Henry Moore Foundation Kenneth Clark E.C. Gregory Herbert Read Abstract art Jacob Epstein Barbara Hepworth Paul Cézanne Ben Nicholson Stone Wood Bronze Drawing Shelter Drawings Family Groups Prints.
A selection of the major texts:
100-102 Mesopotamian Art (See 0009251).
102-106 Primitive Art (See 0009071).
106-108 Tribal Sculpture (See 0008207).
117-120 The Hidden Struggle (See 0007392).
124-129 Art and Life broadcast (See 0009073).
136-141 The Sculptor in Modern Society (See 0008053).
156-160 The Michelangelo Vision (See 0006177).
169-173 Giovanni Pisano (See 0004851).
187-188 A View of Sculpture (See 0009419).
191-193 Unit One (See 0009258).
193-198 The Sculptor Speaks (See 0009196)."
Bib. Number0019727
Henry Moore: writings and conversations; edited and with an introduction by Alan Wilkinson.
Author/EditorMOORE Henry.
PublisherLund Humphries
Place PublishedAldershot
Year2002
Date & Collation320pp(154 illus).Bibliog.Index.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationPublished in the USA by University of California Press (See 0000000). An amalgam of statements arranged under five chapters, fifteen sections, and 120 sub-sections. Statements are extracted from a core of thirty publications either by Henry Moore or those reporting his comments, such as the books by Roger Berthoud and John Hedgecoe. Compared with Henry Moore on Sculpture (See 0014898) this collection includes many statements cited as unpublished notes" "from a letter to..." "in conversation with..." and "ibid".8-9 BOWNESS Alan. Foreword.
(It is astonishing that Moore found time to write and talk so much. He loved using words and his early career up to 1939 was spent among an intellectually stimulating group of friends).
10-29 WILKINSON Alan. Introduction: Perfect Symmetry is Death.
(The editor's survey of Henry Moore's statements from 'Forging a Reputation 1920-1949' through 'In the Public Eye: the 1950s' to 'The Great Communicator 1960-86').
31-79 Chapter One: Life and Influences.
31-44 Yorkshire 1898-1921.
44-61 London and Kent 1921-40.
61-79 Hertfordshire 1940-86.
80-95 Chapter Two: Friends and Colleagues.
96-185 Chapter Three: Art and Artists.
97-111 Ancient Medieval and Primitive Art.
111-124 General Statements on Art.
124-141 Art and Society.
141-142 On Critics and Art Criticism.
142-185 Artists.
187-249 Chapter Four: On Sculpture.
187-198 Articles and Interviews 1930-37.
198-212 The Nature of Sculpture.
212-222 Subjects and Sources of Inspiration.
222-230 Materials.
230-242 Working Methods.
242-245 Sculpture and Architecture.
245-249 Sculpture in Landscape.
250-309 Chapter Five: Works by Henry Moore.
311-320 Bibliographical Sources Index of Works General Index Picture Credits.
A selection of the sub-sections: Castleford Leeds School of Art Royal College of Art Italy 1920s Irina Moore Much Hadham Art Gallery of Ontario Henry Moore Foundation Kenneth Clark E.C. Gregory Herbert Read Abstract art Jacob Epstein Barbara Hepworth Paul Cézanne Ben Nicholson Stone Wood Bronze Drawing Shelter Drawings Family Groups Prints.
A selection of the major texts:
100-102 Mesopotamian Art (See 0009251).
102-106 Primitive Art (See 0009071).
106-108 Tribal Sculpture (See 0008207).
117-120 The Hidden Struggle (See 0007392).
124-129 Art and Life broadcast (See 0009073).
136-141 The Sculptor in Modern Society (See 0008053).
156-160 The Michelangelo Vision (See 0006177).
169-173 Giovanni Pisano (See 0004851).
187-188 A View of Sculpture (See 0009419).
191-193 Unit One (See 0009258).
193-198 The Sculptor Speaks (See 0009196)."