Correspondence from Henry Moore to John Rhoden from 1954. (1/2)

Item

Title

Correspondence from Henry Moore to John Rhoden from 1954. (1/2)

Description

Correspondence from Henry Moore to John Rhoden from June 4, 1954, including Moore's critique of Rhoden's sculpture. (1/2)

Identifier

MS.2019.01.0009

Is Version Of

The Fate of the Bird in the Cosmos; The Head

Type

text

Is Part Of

Box 4 Folder 7

Format

PDF
7w x 9h

Date

1954

Creator

Moore, Henry, 1898-1986

Subject

criticism
sculpture (visual works)
American Academy in Rome
correspondence
Rhoden, John (John W.), 1918-2001
Moore, Henry, 1898-1986

Medium

paper

Language

eng

extracted text

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