Sculpted 1945-6 for Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst as a memorial to Christopher Martin who died in 1944. Martin had been the first administrator of the arts at Dartington Hall and a friend of Moore’s. Under the patronage of Dorothy and Leonard Elmhurst and the administration of Christopher Martin, Dartington Hall was an important learning ground for young artists in the 1930's.
This is part of the Job: 2K/20191 Christopher Martin Memorial, Henry Moore Sculpture, Dartington Hall Gardens, Dartington, Devon; within the Volume: VF000147 Post-War Buildings (English Architecture: 1945-1975); within the Series: EHC01/041 English Architecture: 1945 - 1975; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive
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Photographer: Davies, James O: English Heritage
Sculptor: Moore, Henry Spencer
Mid 20th Century Sculpture, Art And Design