Blitz and blockade : Henry Moore at the Hermitage
2011
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Henry Moore's evocative drawings from the so-called 'Shelter' series sketches made in London's underground when it was used as a bomb shelter during the London Blitz of 1940-41 provide the heart of this book, with over 70 drawings and seven sculptures included.
Main title:
Blitz and blockade : Henry Moore at the Hermitage / [compiled by the State Hermitage Museum and The Henry Moore Foundation ; editors, Frank Althaus and Mark Sutcliffe].
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Imprint:
London : Fontanka, 2011.
Collation:
143 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Published on occasion of the exhibition Blitz and Blockade - Henry Moore at the Hermitage at The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, 6th May-28th Aug. 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781906257071 (hbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 -- ExhibitionsNikolsky, Alexander -- ExhibitionsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London -- Art and the war -- ExhibitionsLondon (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941 -- Pictorial works -- ExhibitionsSaint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Siege, 1941-1944 -- Pictorial works -- ExhibitionsAir raid shelters in art -- ExhibitionsArt and Design
BRN:
2147951
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