Bloomsbury Henry Moore in America: Art, Business and the Special Relationship (International Library of Visual Culture)

Product Description Based on original sources, and containing many previously unpublished images, Pauline Rose's work explores the reasons for Moore's fame in America, and the construction of his American persona. This insightful text illustrates the ways in which Moore was presented to an American audience via text and imagery and the influential network of his supporters. It examines a range of sculptural commissions in key American cities, resulting from the ambitions of politicians and businessmen alike who perceived Moore's monumental sculptures as expressions of citizenship and humanity. A valuable addition to studies on Moore, this will be indispensable to all those interested in twentieth century art history and cultural studies, Anglo-American relations, and the vibrant relationship between text and image. About the Author Pauline Rose is an art historian and senior lecturer at the Arts University Bournemouth. She studied history of art at the University of Southampton (Winchester School of Art) and this book draws on her extensive research into Henry Moore s career in the United States. She is the author of Henry Moore in Dallas (Sculpture Journal, 2008); Photography and Sculpture: Portraying Henry Moore (The Artist s Portrait and Self-Portrait, 2010, Moscow Academy of Fine Arts) and Henry Moore in America: The Role of Journalism and Photography (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011). She has worked with the Tate Gallery on their online research project Henry Moore: Sculptural Process and Public Identity by contributing two essays on Moore s career in the United States. She has published on St Ives painter Peter Lanyon and is currently preparing a book on British Women Sculptors 1900-1951.