Henry Moore: A Shelter Sketchbook

by Henry Moore, Frances Carey

Gathers the sketches the British sculptor made of people finding shelter in the Underground railway stations during the Blitz

Genres: Art

160 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1988

About the author

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Henry Spencer Moore was an English artist, primarily known for his sculptures.

Reviews

[Bryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can see what Moore is doing with these drawings, his style is very sculptural because he was primarily a sculptor. But they did not do a lot for me; I was looking for something more realistic and detailed for a sense of time/place/history, and these are more about forms and contrasts.

[Robert Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A remarkable treasure of a book. It is splendid to view a facsimile of the masters own sketchbook from a remarkable period in history. Each page and illustration is captivating.