JAMES JOHNSON SWEENEY

HENRYMOORI

IN COLLABORATION WITH

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

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~.!b31. 19. COMPOSITION. 1932. African wonderstone, 17%" high.

Lent by Michael Ventris, london. 1/1. Read, pi, 330, b.'lb' ,:>'/ b "• 20. FIGURE. 1932. Armenian morble, 27% high. lent by Eric

C. Gregory, London. III. p. 25.

~.I b~l~ RECLINING WOMAN. 1932. Carved reinforced concrete,

37" long. Lenl by the ZwemmerGollery, London. 1/1. Read,

., pI. 67."I-lD,/:;'t-

not illustrated in this book. The books referred to ore Henry • 22. COMPOSITION, 1932. Walnut, 12" high. Lenl by 00u9105

Moore, Sculpture gnd Drawings with on introduction by Herbert -bd Gloss, london. 1/1. p. 22.. "'b·l~ .,.

Read {london, Percy Lund, Humphries & Co., tid. and New York, • 23 COMPOSITION. 1932. Dark African wood, 15%" high.-Cur' Valentin, 19441 and The Drawings of Henry Moore.. (New . l b S' K C CI k l d '" 2'ent y rr ennetn or, on on. . p. .York, Curt V_olentin, 1946). ~.1~204. "GIRL 1932. Boxwood, 123,{ high. Lent by Mrs. Barbaro

Hollweg, London./III. p. 23.

H-b.I S'{'"25. FIGURE. 1933. Travertine marble, 16" high.

Buchholz Gallery, New York. 1/1. p. 29 . .=5oIL·.'!-•. 1100,

• 26. FIGURE. 1933. Canehill stone, 30" high. lent by theHEAD OF A GIRl. 1922. Wood, 9Vs" high. Lent by City artist. /If. p. 33.

h C II . Iiio·lbo,+Art Gallery, Manchester, England, The Rut erston a actton. • 27. COMPOSITION. 1933. Carved concrete, 23" high. lent

III. p. 11. f _by the artist. III. p. 32 .. P 1531" h i h #.Jbk:i

HEAD AND SHOULDERS. 1923. Verde di rolo, 7S rq n. • 28. RECLINING FIGURE. 1933. Carved reinforced concrete, 30V::t"

Lent by Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Elmhir~t, Darlinglon Hall, South long. Lent by Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.Devon, England. 1:11 ~ " pC i;!. III 27

. I'Po,lbl>J, . p..hIgh. • 29. fOUR-PIECE COMPOSITION (Reclining Figure). 1934. Cum.

beriqf!d,ol.abqster, j1l/::t;:}0Ijg Lent by th-liLarti.st. )"1. p. 31.Q,olC\.. "ill I";> ~ ....." \ \l'1"'.I..:e, O"' ....e\\ ~Q.A~':Ir.TWO FORMS. 1934. Pynkado wood, 11" nIgh. The

Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of Sir Michael

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CATALOG OF THE EXHIBITION

A star preceding the catalog number indicates that the work is

illustrated. Dimensions have been token from the original sculp-

tures, and the largest dimension of each is given; in the dimensions

of the drawings height precedes width.References to illustrations elsewhere are given if the work is

SCUlP-TURE

MOTHER AND CHILD. 1925. Verde di Proto, ~"

Lent by Sir Eric Moclaga~, London.

MOTHER AND CHILD. 1925. Hornton stone. 22V2" high.Z0'1.J130.Lent by City Art Gallery, Manche~ter, Enqlcnd, 11/. p. 14.

MASK. 1928. Lead, 8%" high. Lent by Sir Kenneth

Clark, London. 1/1. Read, pl. 990.

RECliNING fiGURE. 1929. Alaboster, 183Js" long.

Mrs. lucy Carrington Wertheim, London. III. Read,

J3a.

SEATED FIGURE. 1929. Alabaster, 1av", high. Lent by A. J. ~1~·-3~.

McNeill Reid, london. 1/1. Read, pI. 170, b.,MASK. 1930. Green stone. 6lf4" hig~. Lent by John Gould

fletcher, Little Rock~ Arkansas. 11/. Read, pl. 23b. ~.1:':;~4

RECLINING fiGURE. 1930. Anca~ler stone, 20" long. lent .

by Miss Lois Orswell, Narragansett, Rhode Island. '". Read, If.b.lb'1.~.

pl. 270.

RECliNING FIGURE. 1930. Ironstone, 7" long.

lent by thec:..a, \J<.l"

Sadler. 1/1. p. 36.'ib.lboo

31. RECLINING FIGURE. 1935. Corsehill stone, 23Y2" long.lent by lent by the ortis!. 1/1. Read, pI. 440.

pI. J2b, 1i-lo·\Ie~i. CARVING. 1935. Walnut, 38" hi';jh. lent by the artist.

III. Read, pl. 8lb.

RECLINING FIGURE. 1935. Elm wood, 37V2" long. Lent by

The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery,

Buffalo, New York. 1/1. p. 37.

SQUARE FORM. 1936. Brown Hornton stone, 21" wide.

Lent by the crttst. 11/. p. 38.

SQUARE FORM. 1936. Green Hornton stone, 14Y::t" high.

lent by Roberl J. Sainsbury, London. III. Read, pI. 50.

HEAD. 1937. Hopton Wood stone, 21" high. Lent by the

Buchholz Gallery, New York. III. p. 44.Robert J. Sainsbury, london. II{. Read, pI. 230.

RECLINING WOMAN. 1930. Green Hornton stone, 343;""*b.I~~rJlong. lent by Peter Watson, London. 11/. p. 20. • 37. FIGURE. 1937. Bird's-eye marble, 21%" high_ len'.-by/he _

8uchholz Gallery,.New York. III. p. 43.'::.old.. Eolna:c- ~t.&D-nn.'h·.MOTHER AND CHILD. 1930. Concrete, 8" high. Lent byltb.ISrb IIan Phillips, London. f/I. Reod,.pl. 66. • 38. SCULPTURE. 1937. Bird's-eye marble, 15" long. tent by

, " . . _ the Buchholz; Gallery, New York. 1If. p. 42.FIGURE. 1930. Ebony, 9% high.' lent by MIchael Veil' %.\~O~tris, London. 1/1. p. J 9. 39. STRING FIGURE (No. I). 1937. Cherry wood and sIring,

COMPOSITION. 1931. Cumberland alabaster, 16Y:z" wide'4-b,lb.8 20" high. lent by the ortis I. 1/1. Read, pl. 90b.

lent by Michael Ventris, london. 1/1. p. 20. • 40. STRING RELIEF. 1937. Beech wood and string, 1B~" long.

MOTHER AND CHILD 1931 C bid I b t 173/" Lent by J. C. Pritchard, london. /fl. p. 52.. . urn eran a a as er, 74 ~ 1:;19high. Lent by C. Kearley, london. 1/1. p. 21. . 41. RECLINING fiGURE.

SEATED GIRL 1931. Anhydrite stone, 17%" high. Lent

by Eric C. Gr,egory, london. 1/1. p. 19. b30.J~RECLINING FIGURE. 1931. lead, 17" long. Lent by the • 42.

artist. /!/. Read, pI. 100. Se\cl:. t:ru:l 7..i D"lI'l'H ..o(" ,..,CL'f"l ~l~~Io,'. w

FIGURE. 1931. Beech wood, 9Y::t" high. Lent by Eric C. • 43.

Gregory, London. 1/1. Read, pI. 76.

lent by .. b. 1(£'"{• 36.

1938. Hopton Wood stone, 3B" long.

Orswell, Narragansett, Rhode Island.Lent by Miss lois

1/1. Read, pl. 51.

RECLINING fiGURE. 1938. lead, 13" long.

of Modern Art, New York, Purchase fund. til.The Museum

STRING FIGURE (No.2). 1938. Elm wood and string, 8Y."

high. lent by Mrs. Ursula Goldfinger, london. 1/1. p. 51.

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RECLINING fiGURE. 1939. lead, 11%" long.

Vittorio and Albert Museum, london. III. p. 55.%.",81

BIRD BASKET. 1939. lignum-vitae and string, 16%" long. • 68.

Lent by Mrs. Irina Moore. 11/. p. 61.I#-b.l_bO

fIGURE. f939. lead and copper wire, 81//' long. Lent • 69. LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES. Ideas for sculpture. 1938.

by Selden Rodman, New York. 1/1. p. 58. Watercolor, 15 x 17% ", Lenl by Edward Corter, London.

RECliNING FIGURE. 1939. Lead, 10" long. lent by Sir (, _ ..,111.p. 63 .il- .1 ,I> I

Kenneth Clork, London. 1/1. Read, pl. 1030 • 70. RECLINING FIGURE.

RECLINING fiGURE. 1939-40. Elm wood, 80" long. Lent and wash, 15 x 22".by Miss Elisabeth Onslow-Ford. london. III. pp. 62, 63. _ 1/1 p 56

" Ill> "."THE BRIDE. 1940. Lead ond copper wire, 9¥a high. Lent . 71 IDEAS FOR METAL SCULPTURE. 1939. Crayon and wash,

by the Buchholz Gallery, New York. 11/. Rlod7P~~h.&.:c. 15 x 22". Lent by Sir Kenneth Clerk, london. JII. p. 56.". 1.1f ~ 1fl".1S'10 •

THE HELMET. 1940. lead, 11 % high. Lent by Roland Pen- * 72. TWO WOMEN. Drawing forticulpture combining woad and

rose, londan. III. p. 65. metal. 1939. Watercolo~ 17Va:':"74%" len~'!Il)f'Sir Ken.

FIGURE. 1940. lead, 15" high. lent by Mrs. G. R. Strauss, neth Clark, London. III. p. 57.

London. ~.I~Dq I I I d· t ," " 73. HEADS. Drawing for metal scu pture externa on In erno

tor ms], 1939. Chalk, pen and ink, 83/8 x 10". Lent by Sir

Kenneth Clark, london. 1/1. Read, pI. 1490.

l"u,-T 74. EA~O MET~I AN WIRE CULP~E. 'S:93'- Wd(.er-~:t.co r, p an ink, 1 x 1 78", nt b Dr. . R~ale\-- jiner, os ngel ,Co' ornia. J. Re ,pI. SOb'+•. ,... .

75. IDEAS FOR LEAD SCULPTURE. ~1939. Pencil and wash,16% r. 10". lent by the Wtl~ot~:ut';, New York.

\i-1o.1Iltil DRAWING: PICTORIAL IDEAS AND SETTINGS FOR SCULP-

~t e."((..)TURE. 1939-40. Watercolor, crayon, pen and ink, 10 x

16%". lent by Gordon Onslow-Ford, Michoocan, Mexico.

Jf'-.I~l~ECltNING FIGURE FOR METAL SCULPTURE. 1939-40.

Chalk, pen and ink, 10114 x 14'i'a". Lent by Gordon

Onslow-Ford, Michoacan, Mexico. .... --.i*1..1S'1~ p.....liI\K,'C .. '."'.-"' 1oI&,

78. SHELTER SKETCH BOOK I. 1940. Various media, 67 pages,

8 x 6Y2 ", Lent by Sir Kenneth Clark, London.

'" See bibl. 91.lib.I ~79. MOTHER AND CHILD. Drowing for sculpture in wood ond

string. 1940. Watercolor, 11 x 15". Lent cncnvmcusly.

III. Read, pl. 162,b.

IfbJ,~g • 44.

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."".,>IoS 47.

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~~.I~j/•• 50.

'11.. ,. 2. 7 51.

>II. .170 ~ 52.

.,..11>09Lent by 6'. DRAWING. 1937. Watercolor and chalk, 15 x 22", Lent

by Mrs. Irina Moore. III. Read, pl. 1320.

FOUR FORMS. Drawing for sculpture. \~938. Chalk and

wcsh, 1 J x 15". lent by Eric C. Gregory, tOi'idon. 11/. p. 50.

Drawing for sculpture. 1938. Chalk

Lent by Sir Kenneth Clark, London.

MADONNA AND CHILD. Study for MADONt-lA AND CHILD

in Church of St. Matthew, Northompton, Englond. 1943.

Terra cotto, SYa" high. lent by Curt Valentin, New York.

l*"·IS"S"O .. 53. RECLINING FIGURE (No.1). 1945. Bronze, 15" long.

Lent..by the Buchhol~ Gallery, New York. III. p. 82.~\cl.-.Jo::.c.~k \-ll ....... hac'n "

J#:J.l9~7· 54. RECLINING fiGURE (No.2). 1945. Bronze, 17%' long.

Lent by the Buchholz Gallery, New York. III. p. 83.

J.j-1o.r9S:-c 55. FAMILY GROUP. 1945. Bronze, 9Y2" high. Lent by the

Buchholz Gallery, New York.l\,.I('~ho..~t. MO'\M....o-IM7~.I5"71 56. FAMILY GROUP. 1945. Bronze, 7" high. lent by the

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleve'land, Ohio.

"fb./f,.-4-g· 57. RECLINING fIGURE. 1945-46. Elm wood, 75" long. lent

by the Buchholz Gallery, New Yc rk. III. pp. 80, 81.

58. FAMilY GROUP. 1946. Bronze, 17%" high. Lent by the"".17o~Buchholz Gallery, New York. III, p. 85.

DRAWINGS

1;_.1409 " 59. DRAWING (from life). 1928. Brush and Indio ink, 22 x ~J~18~.15". lent by Mrs. Irina Moore. III. p. 15, e.ll""'-.)

4b.J"~ 60. DRAWING. 1933. Brush and Indio ink, 14~y.x 23%". Lent *".1 'i"1 r.by J. H. Reiseger, Kempston, Bedfordlhire, England. 11/.

Read, pl. 1210.

7~Jf3 61. SHAPES. 1934. Wash and chorcool, 14% x 22".

Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired through

Lillie P. Bliss Bequest.

't1:,.1:>~~ 62. STUDY OF SEATED NUDE. 1935. Brush and wosh, 21 xLent by the Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, England.

Read, pl. 125.

~b.l S-,,:;- 63. TWO STONE FORMS. 1936. Pen and ink,

13%". Len! by Sir Kenneth Clark, lor. don.

J30.

~.\lD\~ 64. STONES IN LANDSCAPE. 1936. Wash and charcoal, 22 x Jfb.Jbll15". Len I by ~illiam F. C. Ohly, London, J1J. Read, pl. 85.

'3Ib. J~f',d;JI'./S".J+ 65. DRAWING. 1936. Pen and ink, wash and croyon, ~x ij.b.I~Lj..()~~~r~'\~the Buchholz Gallery, New York. • 86.

, 66. IDEAS FOR METAL SCULPTURE. 1937. Watercolor and*(,'/010cholk, 151/4 x 22". Lent by Mrs. Irina Moore.

T.WO SEATED WOMEN. 1940. Watercolor, 11 x 15". Lent

by Sir Kenneth Clark, London. III. Read, pl. 163.

STANDING, SEATED AND IRECLlNING FIGURES AGAINST

BACKGROUND OF BOMBED BUILDINGS. 1940. Watercolor,

pen and ink, 11 x 15". Lent by Lady Keynef' Londo·n.The III. Read, pI. 167.

the ~.'b~t.GROUP OF SHELTERERS. 1940. Watercolor, pen and ink,

10 x 17". Lent by Robert 1. Sainsbury, London. 1/1. Read,pl. )71 o.

15".

1/1. >l1o.lb~9• 83. IDEAS FOR SCUl.PTURE. 1940. Watercolor,

pencil, 16% x 10". Lent by Miss Helen L.

wich, Connecticut. /II. p. 60.

pen and ink,

Resor, Green-wash, 19% x

11/. Read, pI. 1+1c:..\ •• ~84.

~\tlo'C"SHELTER DRAWING. 1940. Crayon and pencil, 11 x 15".

Lent by John Corter, London. III. Valentin, pI. 7.

SHELTER SKETCH BOOK It. March-October, 1941. Various

media, 95 pages, 8 x 6%". Lent by Mr~. Irina Moore.

See bibl. 91.

WOMAN SEATED IN THE UNDERGROUND. 1941. Water-

color, chalk, pen and ink, 18% x 14%". Lent by the Tote

Gallery, London. III. p. 70.

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87. TWO SEATED WOMEN WITH CHilDREN IN A SHElTER.

1941. Watercolor, pen and ink, 15 x 19". Lent by Wi1Iiom

f. C. Ohly, London. 1//. Read, pl. 1940.

TILBURY SHELTER. 1941. Crayon and watercolor, 15 x 22".

Lent by Dr. Phyllis Dobbs, London. 1/1. Read, pl. 1970.

>\1o.1'1~97. RECLINING FIGURE AND RED ROCKS. 1942. Watercolor,

crayon, pen and ink, 15% x 21%". lent by Sir Kenneth

7*.*~Clark, London. 1/1. Read, pI. 223.

98. SEATED FIGURES, NO.2. 1942. Colored crayon, wcsh,

pen and ink, 22% x 18Va". The Museum of Modern Art,

I'f.4o.Jb~9 New York, acquired through the Lillie P~ Bliss Bequest.

99. STUDIES OF MINERS AT WORK. 1942. Crayon, watercolor,

pen and ink, 24% x 17'h". 'Lent by Philip C. Gibbons,

London. 1//. Valentin, pI. 11.tIl.Ho'3

100. IDEAS fOR SCULPTURE (poge from notebook). 1944. Water-

color, pencil, pen 'and ink, 8% x 6 % ", Lent by the Buch-

..I holz Gallery, New York.~.:t ~1"1..~Q.~lfOe Or-L""'Gol.(

.,..,.IOO,\- \'101. IDEAS FOR TWO-FIGURE SCULPTURE (page from note-

book). 1944. Crayon, pen end ink, pencil, watercolor,

8% x 67,'8/1. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Pur-chase fund. Color fronlispiece.~k.:..$acL bd~e. ~L.,. 11 b. Ll-b

.lfbJrotOSTUDIES FOR FAMilY GROUP. Drowing for sculpture. 1944.

Watercolor, pen and ink, croyon, 18Va x 187,'a". Lent by

Miss Helen l. Resor, Greenwich, Connecticut. III. Valentin,

%.IS11o"1. 23.103. GROUP OF RED DRAPED fiGURES. 1944. Gouache and

pastel,~ 16% x 12V1'" lent by Miss lois Or swell, Nor-

raganselt, Rhode hlond. III. Valentin, pI. J.4-l".llj.O::)" ~r8"Ji~\0<'"104. FAMilY GROUP. 1945. , pen and ink, 19Ys x

15%". Lent by the Buchholz Gollery, New York. Sold... ~ e, .,~o:..':1 G..lIC1wn ...r

RECLININ.G DRAPEO FIGURE. 1946. Mixed medium, l0Ys

x 17". Lent by Mr. and Mrs. George E. Dix , Gordonsville,

Virginia.

88.

89. GROUP OF DRAPED FIGURES IN A SHELTER.

Crayon and watercolor, 12'/2 x 22". Lent by Dr.

Huxley, London. 1/1. Read, pl. 199.

1941.

Julian

90. TWO SEATED FIGURES IN SHELTER. 1941. Watercolor,

chalk, pen end ink, 17 x 20%". Lent by the leeds City

Art Gollery, leeds, England. III. Reod, pI. 179.

~UBE SHELTER PERSPECTIVE. 1941. Wotercolor, pen and

ink, 17% x 16%". lent by Eric C. Gregory, london.-~

~92. TWO SLEEPING SHELTERERS. 1941. Chalk, watercolor,

pen arid ink, 15 x 22". Lent by Dr. William Wolton,

london. III. Valenlin, pl. 9.. ,~1",

93. li,ltEtTER DRAWING. 1941. Watercolor, pen and Ink, -H' x~"Lent by Robert Helpmann, London. 1/1. Read, pI. 201 b.

94. 1WO WOMEN WRAPPED IN BLANKETS FEEDING CHILD IN

A SHELTER CORNER. 1942.' Watercolor, crayon, pen and

ink, 15 x 11". Lent by Mr. ond Mrs. George E. Dj x , Gor-

donsville, Virginia.

SHELTER SCENE. 1942. Watercolor, crayon, pen

15 x 11". Lent by Mr. ond Mrs. George E. Dix,

ville, Virginia. Color plate opp. p. 70.

and ink,

Gordons- ~b,I~Yo~.

96. STANDING FIGURES. 1942. 81ack cholk, pen and ink, 22 H-b.IS4-1x 15". Lent by George E. Dix , Jr., Gordonsville, Virginia. f 106.III. Rood, pI. 208b. \wte~q

STUDIES FOR SCULPTURE. 1946. Watercolor, pen and ink,

croyon, 14% x 10%". Lent by William Roerick, New York.

Models for Reclining Figure. 1945. Cloy. Owned by the art.ist.

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