In our reading lesson this morning, children have read a text about the artists Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. They worked in pairs to retrieve facts about each artist.
Did you know that both Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth were born in West Yorkshire?
Did you know that both artists won a scholarship in 1921 to study at The Royal College of Art?
Did you know that Barbara Hepworth was often mistaken for Henry Moore’s pupil rather than his peer?
Did you know that Barbara Hepworth sadly died in a fire in 1975?
Did you know that Henry Moore, his wife Irina and his daughter Mary set up the Henry Moore Foundation in 1977?
Did you know that many of Henry Moore’s pieces were sculpted with the figures in a reclining position, taking inspiration from the landscape he had grown up in?