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A shelter sketchbook / Henry Moore ; with a commentary by Frances Carey.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications, 1988.Description: [160] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cmISBN:
  • 9780714116365
  • 071411636X
Subject(s): Summary: Henry Moore's Shelter Sketch-Book was originally executed between 1940-42. The drawings for the sketchbook were made as studies for Moore's large shelter drawings, which had been commissioned by the War Artists Committee. Moore made notes during the nights he spent in different London Underground stations during the war, then used by locals as shelters and underground dormitories during air raids, and he then made sketches from notes and experiences when he was back home.
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Henry Moore's Shelter Sketch-Book was originally executed between 1940-42. The drawings for the sketchbook were made as studies for Moore's large shelter drawings, which had been commissioned by the War Artists Committee. Moore made notes during the nights he spent in different London Underground stations during the war, then used by locals as shelters and underground dormitories during air raids, and he then made sketches from notes and experiences when he was back home.