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HENRY MOORE IN AMERICA by Henry Seldis J. 'v;*lKA^'l-^:Mm^ Henry Moore America in Henry Selciis J. HenryMooretracestheadventofhisinternational reputation tothe 1946-47 MuseumofModernArt retrospective,thecontactsthatleduptoit,andthe events thatstemmed from it. More than t\vo-thirdsofMoore'ssculpturesand drawingswereinAmericanandCanadiancollections, bothpublicandprivate,whenhecelebratedhis sevent)'-hfthbirthdaythisyear. Through lengthyconversationswiththe artist,his long-time American friends, andmorerecentadmirers amongcurators,collectors,critics,andarchitects, HenryMooreinAmericaattemptstoreconstructthe highlightsofMoore'stransatlanticconnectionswhile sharingobservationsabouttheartistandhiswork culled fromprivatecorrespondenceand published evaluations. FromhisearliestAmericanvisitorsinthelate twentiestotheplannersoftheMooreCentrenow risingattheArtGalleryofToronto,theforemost sculptorofourtime hasreceivedconstantsupportand encouragementontheNorthAmericancontinent.A figurecentralinfosteringearlyrecognitionofMoore's genius amongAmericancuratorsandcollectorswas the lateCurtValentin,theartist'sdealerandclose friend from 1943 untilhisuntimelydeathin 1954. WeseeMoorethroughtheeyesofmuseumnotables such asJamesJohnsonSweeney,AlfredBarr,Andrew Ritchie,andPerryRathbone.Hiscollaborationswith architectsGordonBunshaftandI. M. Peishedlighton thesculptor'sstrongviewsabouttherelationship betweenarchitectureandsculpture.Collectors includingJosephH. Hirshhorn, R. SturgisIngersoll, TaftSchreiber,and NortonSimonexpresstheir enthusiasmforthemanandhiswork. Moore'sworkaday routineathisstudiohomein Hertfordshireandhissummeractivitiesnearthe Carraraquarriesarevividlydescribed,asarethe thoughtscentral tohisart. PertinentcriticismofMoore'swork,culled from overthirtyyearsofreviewsprintedinAmerica,allows ustofollowboththeappreciationandtheresistance thisartist'screativeactivitiesmetashistransatlantic reputationslowlybutsteadilygrew. Illustrated incolorare keymonumentalworks shownontheirpermanentsites,whilenumerous (continuedonbackflap) ^ 0f '" Henry Moore in America by Henry SeUis J. Henry Moore America in Praeger Pnblishers in association with the Los Angeles County Museum Art of Mark For Publisheil in theUnited Statesof America Published by in 1973 Praeger Publishers by Praeper Publishers, Inc., in association Ill Fourth Avenue, New York,N.Y. 10003 with the Los Angeles County Library of Con.gress Museum of Art Cataio.i; Card Number 73-78377 Desi.qned by Ken Parkhurst Copyrighted "0 1973 by Henry J. Seldis & Associates, Los Angeles All rights reserved Printed in ISBN 0-87587-054-6 the United States of America Table of Contents page 7 Acknowledgments 9 Recollections and Reflections 29 First Transatlantic Contacts 65 The 946-47 Museum of Modern ArtShow 1 107 Dealers and Collectors 133 Exhibitions and Reactions 169 Moore and Architecture 201 Moore's Art in Southern California 221 Toronto Moore Centre 264 Exhibition: Henry Moore in Southern California 270 Henry Moore Visits to America 27 I Exhibitions and Honors in America 272 Major Sculptures in United States and Canadian Public Collections 275 Works in United States Public Collections 276 Selected Chronological Bibliography HENRY MOORE. O.M.. c.H HOGLANDS Telephone MUCH HADHAM 2566 PERRY GREEN. MUCH HADHAM. HERTS.
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