Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
A Shelter Sketchbook: with a commentary by Frances CAREY.
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7-13 Introduction in the words of Henry Moore.
Detailed account of life in Kent and Hampstead and working situation at the outbreak of war. Describes discovery of shelterers on Northern Line when travelling from town back to Belsize Park station. "They were a bit like the chorus in a Greek drama telling us about the violence we don't actually witness". His method of producing the two Sketchbooks, the first being the one reproduced here, the second owned by Irina Moore. The move to Much Hadham and the production of drawings for the War Artists' Advisory Committee. Outlines wax resist technique used.
14-20 CAREY Frances. Commentary.
Outlines the bequest to the British Museum of Kenneth Clark's Sketchbook, and the possession by the Henry Moore Foundation of the second Sketchbook. "The Shelter Sketchbooks, 1940-1941, belong to a period of extraordinary fecundity in Moore's career as a draughtsman". Describes their background, and comments on individual drawings, with quotations from the artist and other writers on the subject. Their influence on his subsequent sculpture and career is also noted. The Penguin New Writing text on Moore from 1943 (See 0008984) attributed to Keith Vaughan is reprinted here.
21-22 Bibliography.
The exhibition Henry Moore: the Shelter Drawings was held at the British Museum 10 Nov 1988 to 12 Feb 1989. For a list of Gallery Talks and Slide Lectures related to the exhibition see 0014218.
Bib. Number0000179
A Shelter Sketchbook: with a commentary by Frances CAREY.
Author/EditorMOORE Henry
PublisherBritish Museum
Place PublishedLondon
Year1988
Date & Collation24pp.67 colour plates.Bibliog.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationFor American edition see 0011052. For German edition see 0011053. "The
Trustees of the British Museum acknowledge with gratitude the generosity
of the Henry Moore Foundation for the grant which made the publication
of this book possible".7-13 Introduction in the words of Henry Moore.
Detailed account of life in Kent and Hampstead and working situation at the outbreak of war. Describes discovery of shelterers on Northern Line when travelling from town back to Belsize Park station. "They were a bit like the chorus in a Greek drama telling us about the violence we don't actually witness". His method of producing the two Sketchbooks, the first being the one reproduced here, the second owned by Irina Moore. The move to Much Hadham and the production of drawings for the War Artists' Advisory Committee. Outlines wax resist technique used.
14-20 CAREY Frances. Commentary.
Outlines the bequest to the British Museum of Kenneth Clark's Sketchbook, and the possession by the Henry Moore Foundation of the second Sketchbook. "The Shelter Sketchbooks, 1940-1941, belong to a period of extraordinary fecundity in Moore's career as a draughtsman". Describes their background, and comments on individual drawings, with quotations from the artist and other writers on the subject. Their influence on his subsequent sculpture and career is also noted. The Penguin New Writing text on Moore from 1943 (See 0008984) attributed to Keith Vaughan is reprinted here.
21-22 Bibliography.
The exhibition Henry Moore: the Shelter Drawings was held at the British Museum 10 Nov 1988 to 12 Feb 1989. For a list of Gallery Talks and Slide Lectures related to the exhibition see 0014218.