London's War: The Shelter Drawings of Henry Moore

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About the Author During a long career with the British Council, Julian Andrews worked closely with The Henry Moore Foundation on the organisation of exhibitions of the artist's work in many parts of the world. His previous publications include Sutherland: The Wartime Drawings, with Roberto Tassi, and The Sculpture of David Nash, also published by Lund Humphries.Julian Andrews' interest in the Shelter Drawings of Henry Moore went back to his own childhood experience of taking shelter on the Underground during the Blitz of 1940-41. Read more

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London's War: The Shelter Drawings of Henry Moore - Reviews - Brief Article - Book ReviewContemporary Review,  Nov, 2003  London's War: The Shelter Drawings of Henry Moore. Julian Andrews. Lund Humphries. [pounds sterling]25.00 p.b. 144 pages. ISBN 0-85331-844-1. Among the most popular visual pictures of the Second World War are those showing Londoners finding safety in the city's underground. These drawings were made between the autumn of 1940 and the summer of 1941 and came to number more than 300. Moore made them at the request of the War Artists Advisory Committee. Mr Andrews admits that not all the drawings are good but they do show how an artist came to terms with a situation in which people were 'having things done to them that they were quite powerless to resist'. Although the drawings began as a private affair based on a chance journey on the Tube, they soon became famous and a source of needed income. By comparing the drawings to actual photographs and by including much valuable information about the works, the artist and the war, Mr Andrews has given readers not just the first book on these works but a superb survey of the drawings and the artist behind them. (P.P.F.)COPYRIGHT 2003 Contemporary Review Company Ltd.COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group

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