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Henry Moore was a  twentieth century sculptor famous for his abstract forms.

When and Where was he Born?

30th July 1898.

Castleford, Yorkshire, England.

Family Background:

Henry Moore was the seventh child of eight of Raymond Spencer Moore, a coalminer and Mary Baker.

Education:

Castleford Grammar School.

Henry moore biography timeline with paragraphs

Leeds School of Art. Royal College of Art, London.

Timeline of Henry Moore

1910:Moore begins modeling and carving in wood and clay whilst still at Castleford Grammar School to which he had won a scholarship.

He is fascinated by the work of Michelangelo who had become a sculptor at the age of eleven and decided to follow in his footsteps. He is taught by his enthusiastic art teacher Alice Gostick, who gave him a rounded education in the arts.

1914:He is asked by the Headmaster to design a Roll of Honour to record the names of all those Castleford boys who were marching off to fight in the First World War.

1915:After passing