| Description | Correspondence and other records primarily regarding Henry Moore. Subjects include: the loan of 'Figure' (1923) by Dorothy Elmhirst for an exhibition of sculptures and drawings in Florence organised by the British Council (May 1972); permission to print a photograph of the Henry Moore 'Reclining Figure' in Irene Bridgeman's book 'Clay Modelling and Stone Craft'; requests for photographs of the Henry Moore 'Reclining Figure' for a publication devoted to Henry Moore works which are situated in landscape; the damage to the Henry Moore sculpture by lichen and possible methods of treatment; a request by Thomas Gibson to purchase the Henry Moore 'Reclining Figure'; the publishing of a catalogue for an exhibition 'Henry Moore: The Reclining Figure'; and a request by the Royal Academy of Arts to loan the Henry Moore Sculpture 'Memorial Figure' for an exhibition of British Art in the Twentieth Century.
Correspondents include: M Mcleod, British Council; Leonard Elmhirst; Mary Bride Nicholson; Irene Bridgeman; G Burr; Geoffrey Shakerley; Henry Moore; Thomas Gibb, Fine Art Ldt; Jenifer Roulette, Columbus Museum of Art; Robin Johnson; Brian Evans; John Lane; Maurice Ash; Norman Rosenthal and Annette Bradshaw, Royal Academy of Arts.
Additional material includes: press cuttings; packing label; shipping delivery order; insurance forms; loan forms; and notes by Maurice Ash 'Henry Moore and Japan Today: the view of a trustee of the Henry Moore Foundation'. |