Henry Moore
(1898-1986), SculptorSitter in 99 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 Giacometti, 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.
Henry Moore; Irina Anatolia Moore (née Radetzki)
by Jitendra Arya
gelatin silver print, 1960s
NPG x196094
by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 8 February 1961
NPG x182388
by Associated Press
bromide press print, 28 April 1961
NPG x182389
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 26 November 1963
NPG x166849
by Lewis Morley
toned bromide print, 1965
NPG x125211
by Godfrey Argent, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide press print, 2 June 1970
NPG x182390
by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, October 1975
NPG x13415
by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, October 1975
NPG x13432
by Roger George Clark
bromide print, 28 September 1977
NPG x15111
by Arnold Newman
bromide print, 1978
NPG x26339
after Sir David Low
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 21 May 1949
NPG D43335
by Cecil Beaton
pencil, late 1960s-early 1970s
NPG D17948(5)
by Edgar Holloway
etching, 1978
NPG D37804
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