Blitz and Blockade: Henry Moore at the Hermitage - Rilegato

Richard Calvocoressi is Director of the Henry Moore Foundation.

Professor Mikhail Piotrovsky is Director of the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

Dr Anita Feldman is Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the Henry Moore Foundation.

Dr Sergei Androsov is Head of the Western European Department at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

An exceptional copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 143 pages; Physical description. : 143 p. : ill. (chiefly col. ) ; 28 cm. Notes: "The catalogue is compiled by the State Hermitage Museum and the Henry Moore Foundation" -- t. P. Verso. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, 6 May-28 Aug. 2011. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Henry Moore's evocative drawings from the so-called 'Shelter' series sketches made in London's underground when it was used as a bomb shelter during the London Blitz of 1940-41 provide the heart of this book, with over 70 drawings and seven sculptures included. Subject: Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 - Exhibitions. Nikolsky, Mikhail - Exhibitions. World War, 1939-1945 - England - London - Art and the war - Exhibitions. Air raid shelters in art - Exhibitions. Art and Design. London (England) - History - Bombardment, 1940-1941 - Pictorial works - Exhibitions. Saint Petersburg (Russia) - History - Siege, 1941-1944 - Pictorial works - Exhibitions.