The Henry MooreArt Show
Seated Figureby Moore 1973
Images of families, friends,and lovers provided a simple but powerful backdrop at the NationalGallery's closing party for its Alexander Place facility Saturday,June 22.
Persons who attended thecelebration had a last chance to see the gallery's ongoing exhibitionof intimate representations of the human figure, entitled TheBody. Some 200 people have already browsed the collection of drawingsby legendary sculptor Henry Moore and sculpture by artist Al Ebankssince it opened in late April.
Describing visitors' feedbackas overwhelmingly positive, National Gallery Director Leslie Bigelmandeclares: "The Body is by far the best show we have mountedat Alexander Place. It is a remarkable opportunity to view theworks of the most prominent British sculptor of the twentiethcentury and examine how these impacted contemporary figural sculptureincluding work by Al Ebanks."
Henry Moore himself believedso strongly in the correlation between sculpture and drawing that,Ms Bigelman notes, his drawings resemble carefully executed paintings.
"This show demonstratedthe synergy that exists between drawing and sculpture. Both HenryMoore and Al Ebanks are fascinated by the body's relationshipto its surroundings, as well as to other people. They also excelat depicting this relationship in three-dimensional space".
This etchingentitled Mother and Child XXV by British sculptor Henry Mooreis on display at the National Gallery, (right) Moore producedmany prints in the Mother and Child series. This one is Motherand Child XV