Henry Moore
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Henry Spencer Moore was an English visual artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Moore also produced man
Moore in 1975
West Wind, 1928–29; Moore's first public commission was carved from Portland stone and shows the influence of Michelangelo's figures for the Medici Chapel and the Chac Mool figure.
Women and Children in the Tube (1940) (Art.IWM ART LD 759)
At the Coal Face. A Miner Pushing a Tub (1942) (Art.IWM ART LD 2240)
Autodidacticism
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Autodidacticism or self-education is the practice of education without the guidance of teachers. Autodidacts are self-taught people who learn a subject through self-study. Autodidacticism may involve,
Henry Moore
…His father was of Irish descent and became pit deputy (responsible for safety) and then under-manager of the Wheldale colliery in Castleford. He was an autodidact with an interest in music and literature. Determined that his sons would not work in the mines, he saw formal education as the route to their advancement…
Tadao Ando, a famous architect from Japan born in 1941.
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