London's war : the shelter drawings of Henry Moore / Julian Andrews.

Main entry:

Andrews, Julian.

Title & Author:

London's war : the shelter drawings of Henry Moore / Julian Andrews.

Publication:

Description:

144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144).
Note on the shelter sketchbooks -- Introduction -- The 1930s and the shadow of war -- Defence and protection -- The Battle of London -- Into the underworld -- Conclusion -- Commentary on the plates -- Experiments in war drawings -- First tube shelter sketches and drawings -- Single figures and pairs of figures in underground shelters -- Large groups in tube shelters -- The sea of sleepers -- Tube shelter perspective -- The Tilbury Warehouse shelter -- Multiple studies of single figures -- Bunks and sleeps -- Sleeping positions -- Sleepers -- The fates.

Summary:

Early in World War II, Henry Moore had to give up working on sculpture when his Hampstead studio was bombed. He began drawing and creating a monumental series of works showing the plight of people sheltering in the London underground. This text considers his visual documentation of the shelters.

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ISBN:

0853318441 (paperback)
9780853318446 (paperback)

Subject:

Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 Catalogs.
Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 Criticism and interpretation.
Moore, Henry, 1898-1986.
Moore, Henry 1898-1986 Shelter sketchbook
Moore, Henry. Shelter sketchbook.
World War, 1939-1945 England London Art and the war Pictorial works.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Angleterre Londres Art et guerre Ouvrages illustrés.
Bildband
Drawing, English 20th century Catalogs.
Artists Great Britain 20th century Catalogs.
London (England) History Bombardment, 1940-1941 Pictorial works.
Londres (Angleterre) Histoire 1940-1941 (Bombardement) Ouvrages illustrés.
England London.

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catalogs (documents)
works of art.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works.
Art.
Catalogs.
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Catalogues.
Œuvres d'art.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Moore, Henry, 1898-1986.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233026
Call No.: NB1116.M8222 A4 2002
Status: Available

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