Exhibition
Dear Henry Moore: Connections and Correspondence
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
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This exhibition looks at Moore’s associations with a younger generation of sculptors, for whom he was, as the critic Herbert Read described, ‘in some sense a parent’.
In the early stages of their careers, many important artists felt Moore’s direct influence on their development, including Anthony Caro, Isaac Witkin, Ralph Brown, Hubert Dalwood and Geoffrey Clarke.
They were taught by him, visited him, worked for him, used him as a referee for art school and teaching positions, exhibited alongside him, and initially defined their work in relation to his.
Through correspondence, papers, drawings and sculptures, drawn from our own archive and other collections (as well as oral history accounts) this exhibition explores these artists’ various connections with Moore.
Dear Henry Moore was programmed to run alongside Henry Moore: Prints and Portfolios, a major exhibition of prints, etchings and drawings that explores the stories behind Moore’s graphic work.
Publication
Henry Moore: Prints & Portfolios
Print-making formed an increasingly important part of Moore’s work from the 1970s, when he worked with specialist printers and publishers internationally to meet a growing demand for his work.
Featuring over 800 images of Moore’s graphic works, this book charts the rich and varied histories of his prints and portfolios.
Product details:
Hardback
408 pages
317 x 254mm
ISBN: 978-2-9700530-3-3
Related exhibitions
Henry Moore: Prints and Portfolios
3 February – 3 April 2011
Main Galleries
This major exhibition of prints, etchings and drawings explores the stories behind Moore’s graphic work in lavish detail and reveals his connections to literature.
Getting here
Henry Moore Institute
74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom
T: 01132 467 467
E: institute@henry-moore.org
