Henry Moore is most celebrated for his monumental outdoor sculptures in many major cities around the world. Lesser known are the sculptor’s plaster pieces, which represent an important stage in the development of his work leading up to the final bronze sculptures. Moore’s sculptures are presentedalongside a generous selection of his drawings and carvings made during the last decades of his life. Commentary by leading scholars from the Henry Moore Foundation offers Moore’s audience a deeper understanding of the artist’s approach to his work and the evolution of his worldview. AUTHORS: Claude Allemand-Cosneau is an art historian and worked as a curator at the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Nantes. Manfred Fath was director of the Wilhelm-Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen and of the Staaumldtische Kunstalle in Mannheim, Germany. David Mitchinson was a long time assistant to Henry Moore and former Head of Collections & Exhibitions at the Henry Moore Foundation. SELLING POINTS: . Henry Moore (1898-1986) is one of the most prominent figures in the history of sculpture. He was an English artist known for semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures. Often his work is suggestive of the female body and generally contains many hollow spaces. . The book features a biography section covering Henry Moore’s youth during World War I, his student years at the Royal Academy of Art in London, his experiences with the leading progressive artists in both surrealism and modernism, and the history behind his famous series of reclining figures. . This book includes work from all parts of Moore’s career and in a variety of media, including posters, drawings, and wood and stone sculptures. 231 colour illustrations