Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Henry Moore: man of form.
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Bib. Number0006096
Henry Moore: man of form.
PublisherColumbia Broadcasting System
Place PublishedNew York
Year1965
Date & Collation52 mins.Black and white.Sound.Producer and photographer: William K.McCLURE.V97
LanguageEnglish
More InformationC.B.S. News Special with commentary and interviews with Henry MOORE by Charles COLLINGWOOD. Writer: Herbert MITGANG. Made over a period during the production of Lincoln Center Reclining Figure, 1963-1965 bronze. Shows Moore's works on film, and incorporates interviews with the artist at Much Hadham in Hoglands and in the studios and grounds, discussing the purpose of art, his Castleford childhood, use of Natural forms and the working of plaster maquettes. Kenneth CLARK in a short interview describes Moore as the greatest sculptor since Rodin. There are views of Michelangelo's sculpture, and Moore is seen at Carrara. British Museum and its exhibits are filmed, with commentary on Moore's Primitive influences, concept of opposites, and the female form. Extracts from Out of Chaos (See 0008950) show Moore producing War Drawings with comments on the Reclining Figures and the sense of Greek drama. Contemporary coal mining film is interspersed with Moore's Coal Mine Drawings and comments. There is general film and commentary on the Mother and Child theme, Reclining Figure theme, Interior and Exterior theme, and Family Groups. Moore also comments on Atom Piece (Working Model for Nuclear Energy), 1964-1965 bronze with its skull, death and architectural analogies. The Lincoln Center Reclining Figure, 1963-1965 bronze is described from its initial idea seen in a bone form, through its working model stages, packing for Berlin, production at Noack Foundry, shipping to New York and final placement.