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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

The Meaning of Art.

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The Meaning of Art.
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Bib. Number0009325

The Meaning of Art.

Author/EditorREAD Herbert.
Place PublishedLondon
Year
Date & Collationxvi,159pp(46 illus).
LanguageEnglish
More InformationIntroduction to the understanding of art, based on a series of articles in The Listener.
148-153: Section 82(1 illus) Henry Moore.
Sculpture had been dead in England, and perhaps Europe, for 400 years, but is now reborn in the work of Henry Moore. The proper understanding of Moore's work is gained through his concern for the material, which has its own principles of form and structure. Moore's great success lies in his ability to create form from the inside outwards.
Published in Penguin Books 1949 (See 0008842). New revised edition 1968 (See 0005039). Readers Union edition 1942 (See 0008987). Paperback edition 1972 (See 0004245).
Published in New York by Dodd, Mead 1932 under the title The Anatomy of Art. Published in Japan 1966 (See 0009660).
The illustration in the 1930s editions is Reclining Woman, 1930 green Hornton stone. In subsequent editions it is Three Standing Figures, 1947-1948 Darley Dale stone.