The piece is one of Moore's earliest monumental public sculptures, and is on long-term loan from the foundation. The U.Va Art Museum has recently installed Moore's "Seated Woman" (1958-59) as the centerpiece of its newly renovated front terrace. Prior to his appointment at the Moore Foundation, he was a curator at the Tate Gallery from 1979 to 1987, and director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh from 1987 to 2007. The Henry Moore Foundation holds the most important collection of works by the British sculptor, known for his large-scale, abstract bronze sculptures.Ĭalvocoressi was educated at Oxford University and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He will also discuss Moore's role as a public figure and as a spokesman for humanist values in the Cold War period. During the lecture, Calvocoressi will discuss both Moore's working method in the production of large-scale sculpture and the meaning of public sculpture within the development of his art. Blizzard Lecture on March 31.Ĭalvocoressi's lecture, "Henry Moore Postwar: The Sculptor Goes Public," will be held at 6 p.m. MaThe University of Virginia Art Museum will host Richard Calvocoressi, director of the Henry Moore Foundation, for its annual Gladys S.
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