Shelters in the Tube , 1941 henry Moore world war 11 Miriya

Henry Moore Henry Spencer Moore was born in castle, Yorkshire, England July 30 1898-died August 31, 1986 He was the seventh child of eight. He was a teacher and served in the army before going to” Leeds of school of Art” to learn to become a sculptor. He enter world war1 and fought against the Germans at the Battle of Cambria in November- December 1917. 1921 he won a Royal Exhibition Scholarship and was able to study sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London.

how it was made It was created using mixed media. Moore used a variety of materials… He used graphite pencil, India ink, chalk , colored pencils, water colored wash and Gouache. Gouache-is one type of water media, paint consisting of pigment, water, a binding agent

History Aldwych tube station being used as a bomb shelter in 1940 Shelters in the Tube , it begins in 1963 the Metropolitan Railway the world first underground railway. The major function as the core transportation network for the city. Some sections of the system such as Holborn– Aldwych branch of Piccadilly line , were closed in order to store treasures from the British Museum. Between September of 1940 and May of 1945 most Tube stations platforms served as nighttime air raid shelters, protecting the people of London from the massive bombing campaigns of the Germans.

Symbolism Shelters in the tube shows a large mass of figures lined up against the walls of an Underground tunnel. It shows a never ending line of refugees , filling the dark underground space. The tunnel architecture itself is characterized by the strong curving the horizontal marks that outline its walls. The people are not particular people , they cannot be clearly identified as Londoners. Moore drew this by memory. In the picture the eyes are deep dark circles showing sadness and desperateness for everything to end.

Refrences http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/moore-shelterers-in-t.com Art Resource Guide