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Henry Moore (1898-1986), Sculptor

Sitter associated with 84 portraits
Artist of 1 portrait
Moore is one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century, whose works feature in more public places around the world than any other sculptor in history. Born in Yorkshire, the son of a coal miner, Moore studied at Leeds School of Art and the Royal College of Art (1921-4) where he later taught. Influenced by non-Western art and the work of Alberto Giacommetti, Hans Arp and Pablo Picasso, he is best known for his sculptures in marble, wood and bronze that explore the human form. He also made significant drawings in the 1940s of coal miners and also people sheltering from the London blitz in underground stations. The Henry Moore Centre for the study of sculpture is based in Leeds.

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Henry Moore

by Peter Keen
bromide print, late 1950s
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Henry Moore

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
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Henry Moore

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
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Henry Moore

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
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Henry Moore; Irina Anatolia Moore (née Radetzki); Mary Moore

by Felix H. Man (Hans Baumann)
vintage bromide press print, 1959
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Henry Moore

by Mark Gerson
bromide print, September 1960
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Henry Moore

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1960
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Ida Kar; Henry Moore and two unknown sitters

by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, March 1960
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Henry Moore; Ida Kar

by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, March 1960
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Henry Moore; Ida Kar

by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, March 1960
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Henry Moore; Marino Marini

by Lewis Morley
toned bromide print, 1960s
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Henry Moore

by Walter Bird
bromide print, 26 November 1963
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x13737

Henry Moore

by Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski
bromide print on card mount, 1964
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x21943

Henry Moore

by Godfrey Argent
bromide print on card mount, 2 June 1970
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Henry Moore

by Godfrey Argent
bromide print on card mount, 2 June 1970
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Henry Moore

by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, October 1975
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Henry Moore

by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, October 1975
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x15111

Henry Moore

by Roger George Clark
bromide print, 28 September 1977
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Henry Moore; Arnold Newman

by Arnold Newman
bromide print, 1978
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Henry Moore

by Cecil Beaton
pencil, 1970s?
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Links
Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Hull University Art Collection, East Yorkshire
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Edinburgh, Scotland
The Henry Moore Foundation, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Wakefield Art Gallery, West Yorkshire
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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