seaJane Posted 5 March , 2019 Share Posted 5 March , 2019 Couple of nods in the direction of the Great War in this rather damning review: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/mar/05/henry-moore-the-helmet-heads-review-wallace-collection-london Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 8 March , 2019 Share Posted 8 March , 2019 I suppose that it is entirely appropriate that the Henry Moore Institute overlooks Leeds War Memorial on The Headrow in the city centre. Moore had studied at the nearby Leeds College of Art in the 1920s after he left the army and was a contemporary of Barbara Hepworth. There is also one of his sculptures just a few metres away outside Leeds Art Gallery. Both Moore and Hepworth are well represented at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in the delightful setting of Bretton Hall near Wakefield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCurragh Posted 8 March , 2019 Share Posted 8 March , 2019 A much more favourable review in the Telegraph - I might well go and see this exhibition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 8 March , 2019 Share Posted 8 March , 2019 On 05/03/2019 at 16:59, seaJane said: Couple of nods in the direction of the Great War in this rather damning review: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/mar/05/henry-moore-the-helmet-heads-review-wallace-collection-london Looks like a fine exhibition - I shall be there next week. Typically ludicrous and mean spirited Grauniad review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 8 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 8 March , 2019 Let us know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCurragh Posted 4 April , 2019 Share Posted 4 April , 2019 I saw the Helmet Heads exhibition last week - it was interesting to see the Moore sculptures in conjunction with the real helmets which inspired him. There are also quite a lot of Moore's sketches of the helmets in development but for me the highlights were the seven helmets themselves, beautifully lit and surprisingly emotive. It's not a big exhibition but worth a look. Off-topic - but this was also my first visit to the Wallace collection - well worth seeing in its own right. An excellent collection of old masters, with almost all the works viewable without glass in front of them. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 4 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2019 Good to know, thanks Alan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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