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Henry Moore

Henry Moore. The Shelter Drawings by Henry Moore . During the Second World War, Henry Moore was unable to create the large sculptures he was renowned for. Instead, he made a series of drawings of figures huddled together, sheltering from the London bombings. .

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Henry Moore

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  1. Henry Moore

  2. The Shelter Drawings by Henry Moore

  3. During the Second World War, Henry Moore was unable to create the large sculptures he was renowned for. Instead, he made a series of drawings of figures huddled together, sheltering from the London bombings.

  4. Henry Moore was interested in the way the clothes and covers draped over the figures.

  5. Henry Moore drew these images from first-hand observation at a time when the London Underground stations were used as shelters from the Blitz during the Second World War. They are known as 'The Shelter Drawings'.

  6. Group of draped figures in a shelter, 1941

  7. "Quite against what I expected, I found myself strangely excited by the bombed buildings, but still more by the unbelievable scenes and life of the underground shelters... I went into London two or three days a week to do my shelter drawings... I began filling a notebook with drawings - ideas based on London's shelter life. Naturally I could not draw in the shelter itself; I drew from memory on my return home"Henry Moore

  8. Although completed after the Second World War, Henry Moore's Shelter Drawings have clearly influenced the large piece shown below.

  9. Note how the artist has used his knowledge of cloth falling over the reclining figure below as an influence.

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