Henry Moore, London 1943
About this artwork
Henry Moore was an official war artist during the Second World War. This scene at Holburn station, which was captured by Miller two years after the Blitz had ended, is a staged reconstruction of Moore sketching in the London Underground during German air raids. It was made for the documentary, ‘Out of Chaos’, directed and scripted by Jill Cragie, about official war artists. Moore made a series of drawings from his memory of an air raid shelter he was part of in August 1940 at Belsize Park station.
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artist:Lee Miller (1907 - 1977) American
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title:Henry Moore, London 1943
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date created:1943
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materials:Black and white photograph (posthumous print)
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measurements:Paper: 38.20 x 29.90 cm; image: 26.00 x 25.40 cm
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credit line:Purchased with help from the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland 2007
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accession number:GMA 4984
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Lee Miller
Lee Miller
Miller had a most remarkable career and life. She was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and worked as a model for Condé Nast, learning photography first through being a subject for the most important fashion photographers of her day. In 1929 she visited Paris for the second time and became the...
