Swans, Big Sculpture by British Artist Joan Moore, 1960s

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Swans, Big Sculpture by British Artist Joan Moore, 1960s

About the Item

Iron plate, welded, patinated Signed on the reverse Measures: 83 x 165 x 72 cm Exhibited: Art in Steel, London in,1968 On of the two black white picture show Joan Moore working on a sculpture with the swans in the background and the other the swans in a Outdoor sculpture exhibition. Joan Moore was the wife of the well known artist Kenneth Armitage Joan Augusta Munro Moore was born 10 March 1909. The Moore family lived at West Chiltington Common, West Sussex, after outbreak of the Second World War, in a house called 'Finches'. Moore was dyslexic and educated privately at Bexhill and Chislehurst schools. She attended further schooling in Lyme Regis where she was trained in tailoring and cooking. Moore entered the Slade School of Fine Art in September 1932, gaining a Fine Art Diploma in June 1935. She re-entered the Slade in 1936 for two terms only to study 'Short Poses', at the invitation of A. H. Gerrard, (1899-1989), Head of Sculpture. He was her teacher at Slade with a particular influence in terms of her interest in Egyptian sculpture. Moore financed her studies partly by teaching at Hampstead Garden Suburb and then after leaving the Slade taught at a girls' school in Burgess Hill, Sussex. She joined the Women's International Association and was its Vice-Chair for a short period and also a committee member of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. She also taught at Camden School of Art. In the 1960s she moved to a cottage in Highgate to which she added a studio. She created paper 'toiles' which she used as patterns for the cutting of steel, a skill derived from her training in tailoring and dressmaking. In the 1970s Moore also took a studio in a village near San Remo, Bussana Vecchia, Italy. Her most characteristic work was of animals, particularly birds, from the life drawings she made during visits to London Zoo. In the 1980s she incorporated a kiln at her studio, which enabled her to pursue enameling, using colour within her sculptures. She died on 14 October 1996 Solo shows: Everyman Cinema, Hampstead, London, 1963 & 1967 Andsell Gallery, London, 1968 Upper Street Gallery, London, 1972 & 1976 Megmell Gallery, London, 1980 Gordon Close Studio, London, 1981 George Large Gallery, St Albans, 1984 South Grove, Hampstead, London, 1986 Square Gallery, Highgate, London, 1988 Selected group exhibitions: Arts Council tour, 1958 John Moores exhibition, Liverpool, 1961, 1963 & 1965 City of London Exhibition, 1968 'Art in Steel' exhibition, with the Steel Corporation, 1968 Open Art Exhibition at The Bankside Globe Playhouse, London, 1972 Artists' International Association Public commissions and awards: Bronze Group for Burnley Town Centre, 1962 Wood carving for Debyshire Education Committee, 1963 Gold Medal Awarded by the City of Athens, 1967 Bronze group purchased by the Arts Council for The Little Angel Marrionette Theatre, London, 1965 Steep Group purchased by BP for Britannic House, London, 1981 Custodial history: After Joan Moore's death her Estate went to Kenneth Armitage Related collections elsewhere: The Tate Archive holds papers collected by Joan Moore about Kenneth Armitage which are catalogued under 'The personal papers of Kenneth Armitage' TGA 9920.These include letters, papers and ephemera that were collected by Joan Moore without Kenneth Armitage's knowledge, and were gifted to the Tate Archive when she died, through Armitage in 1999. Tate also holds 'Personal papers of Kenneth Armitage', reference TGA 20034. Joan Moore's curriculum vitae is available in the Artists International Association, Tate Archive, TGA 7043/10/114.

Creator:
Joan Moore (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 28.35 in (72 cm)Width: 72.84 in (185 cm)Depth: 32.68 in (83 cm)
Style:
Expressionist (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Iron,Welded
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1965
Condition:
Seller Location:
Eltville, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU270837918183