The art of Henry Moore / produced in association with the Henry Moore Foundation.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Henry Moore Foundation, production company.

Illuminations (Firm), production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moore, Henry, 1898-1986.

Moore, Henry.

Moore, Henry, 1898-1986--Criticism and interpretation.

Sculptors--Great Britain--20th century--Biography.

Sculptors.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Biographical films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Illuminations Television, 2005.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Henry Moore is arguably the greatest sculptor of the twentieth century. Born in Yorkshire in 1898, he died after an exceptionally productive career in 1986. His large-scale sculptures are centrally sited in many major cities across Europe and North America. Indeed it can sometimes seem as if his work has become so familiar that we fail to notice its beauties and its boldness. The Art of Henry Moore aims to rediscover the artist by returning to the works themselves - his sculptures, drawings and graphics - and to Moore's own thoughts about them. Archive photographs from the collection at the Henry Moore Foundation complement the artworks, newly filmed across Britain, in France and the USA. Many of the artist's most significant sculptures are featured, from the earliest models of the 1920s to the monuments of his final years. Drawings from each stage of his career, including the famous tube shelter sketches made during the Blitz, are also included. The specially recorded soundtrack is drawn solely from Moore's words in interviews, articles and letters.

Participant:

Narrator, Struan Roger.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 13, 2019).

Won 2007 International Festival of Films on Art, Prix du meilleur film éducatif

OCLC:

1135594222