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Eleanor Clayton
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British art
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forthcoming
modern art
Mother and Child
natural forms
Reclining Figure
sculpture
shelter drawings
World War Two

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  • ISBN 9781917055420
  • Dimensions: 140 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Oct 2026
  • Publisher: Tate Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Henry Moore (1898–1986) is one of Britain's most famous modern sculptors, who redefined what monumental art could be. By moving away from traditional commemorative forms toward organic, abstract shapes, he explored the relationship between human figures and the natural world, and transformed the landscape of public sculpture in the post-war period.

This introduction offers an incisive look at the life and work of Moore. It follows his development as an artist who was endlessly curious about the visual world around him and whose commitment to exploring form and material created powerfully affecting works that are deeply connected to universal human experiences. His passion for sharing his pioneering vision with the public created a legacy for modern sculpture that continues to shape how we encounter art in our everyday environment.
About Eleanor Clayton
Eleanor Clayton is Head of Collection & Exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield (THW). Following her MA in Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art and research posts at the National Portrait Gallery and National Trust, she was Assistant Curator at Tate (2008–14). Since joining THW as Curator in 2014, Clayton has curated major exhibitions of British Modern art including Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain (2018), Bill Brandt / Henry Moore (2020), and Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life (2021), alongside solo shows of contemporary artists such as Phyllida Barlow (2016), Viviane Sassen (2018), Jadé Fadojutimi (2022) and Caroline Walker (2025). She has published widely on British Modernism including on British Surrealism (Lund Humphries, 2018, and Thames & Hudson, 2024), Henry Moore (Yale University Press, 2020) and the monograph Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life (Thames & Hudson, 2021), and has written on contemporary art for Frieze, Tate Etc., and Art Monthly, among others.

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