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The Battle for Realism: figurative art in Britain during the Cold War 1945-1960.

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The Battle for Realism: figurative art in Britain during the Cold War 1945-1960.
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Bib. Number0019488

The Battle for Realism: figurative art in Britain during the Cold War 1945-1960.

Author/EditorHYMAN James.
Place PublishedNew Haven and London
Year
Date & Collationvii,272pp.Illus.Bibliog.Index.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationPublished for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
90-95(5 illus) Let's Be Realistic: Henry Moore and Humanism.
(Section within a chapter on Henry Moore, Graham Sutherland, Francis Bacon, and Lucian Freud. The 1940s and 1950s were years of transformation, invention and reinvention for Moore. After his political involvement in the 1930s, Moore's engagement would take the form of charitable donations on the one hand, and allegories or mythological treatments on the other. Outlines David Sylvester's promotion of Henry Moore's art through publications and exhibitions).
The book also includes some other mentions of Henry Moore, including photographs on pages 8 and 171.