British sculptors’ drawings: Moore to
Gormley
Until 25 January 2009 / Room
90 / Admission free
The exhibition features a selection of 107 drawings from
the Museum’s own collection, all by British sculptors of the
twentieth century.
This exhibition of drawings by modern British sculptors
coincides with Statuephilia, the Museum’s
display of works by five contemporary sculptors: Antony Gormley,
Damien Hirst, Ron Mueck, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, and Marc
Quinn.
Beginning with Jacob Epstein before World War I, it includes works
by Henry Moore, Reg Butler, Anthony Caro, Marc Quinn and Antony
Gormley, and ends with very recent works completed in the
twenty-first century. It also includes acquisitions made specially
for this exhibition, including a group of works by Barbara
Hepworth, generously given by the Barbara Hepworth Trust.
Image caption: Antony Gormley,
Earth. Black and grey ink wash, 1994
© Courtesy of the artist and Jay Jopling/White Cube.