DLi Museum and Arts Centre, Durham, 1982 | Softcover, 48pp | 21 x 20 cm
Vintage catalogue accompanying Henry Moore: Head-Helmet exhibition held at the DLi Museum and Arts Centre in Durham, 1982. This slim but richly illustrated volume explores one of Moore’s recurring themes: the head as sculptural form, and the helmet as both protection and metaphor.
Opening with Geoffrey Grigson’s evocative meditation on “heads solid in air, in space,” and including contributions from Phillip King and Nerys A. Johnson, the catalogue situates Moore’s Heads and Helmet Heads within the sculptor’s broader exploration of human form, scale and psychological presence.
Black-and-white plates showcase early stone carvings, monumental bronzes and drawings, emphasising Moore’s shifting treatment of the human head — from intimate, enclosed studies to helmeted, almost architectural masses.
A scarce piece of Moore ephemera, ideal for collectors of British modernist sculpture and 20th-century exhibition catalogues.
Condition: Mild surface and edge wear to covers. Internally clean and bright, with no inscriptions or annotations. Noticeable creases to a couple of pages. Binding secure.
