Henry MOORE

1898-1986; born in Castleford, England. After serving in World War I, Henry Moore studied sculpture at the Leeds School of Art (now Leeds College of Art). Strongly influenced by not only primitive art in the collection of the British Museum, but also, he was drawn to naturally occurring forms, such as stones and the bone of animals, and he created abstract sculptures composed of organic curves. He investigated simple, vigorous forms and adhered to biomorphic structures that transcended the boundary between abstraction and figuration, becoming known for a style always full of volumetric forms and robust energy. During World War II, Moore was an artist embedded with the army and produced the Shelter series of drawings. After the war, he produced outdoor sculptures in many locations around the world.