Henry Moore
1 portrait of Henry Moore
© Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
Henry Moore
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 3 May 1954
7 3/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (188 mm x 188 mm)
Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1991
Photographs Collection
NPG x40286
Sitterback to top
- Henry Moore (1898-1986), Sculptor. Sitter in 99 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1113 portraits, Sitter associated with 360 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Cornwall (Newton Ferrers, Callington, Cornwall)
Events of 1954back to top
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Roger Bannister runs the four-minute mile. Bannister was the first man to achieve the 'miracle mile', a feat that was thought by some to be impossible, beating his rival, the Australian John Landy, to the record. Bannister went on to a career as a distinguished neurologist.Food rationing ends in Britain.
Art and science
J.R.R. Tolkien publishes the first two parts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Tolkien was an Oxford professor of Anglo-Saxon language and literature and drew on his scholarly interests in history, language and mythology to create the fictional land of Middle Earth where the books are set.Williams Golding publishes, Lord of the Flies.
International
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John Venning
17 October 2015, 11:38
Do you already know that the sculpture, Draped Torso, had recently (May1954) been acquired by Sir Robert Abdy after a controversial rejection of its purchase (March1954) by the Manchester City Council over-ruling a decision of its Art Galleries Committee? Beaton was staying at Newton Ferrers, Callington, Cornwall (as he often did) to meet Moore who came down to advise on the siting of the sculpture. They agreed on a position at the top of the water garden visible in the background. Another classic portrait of Moore by Beaton seems to have been taken on this visit at Stowe's Pound, Bodmin Moor with the Cheesewring rock formation as the background.