The sculpture of Gertrude Hermes
By: Jane Hill
Contributors: Hermes, Gertrude; Henry Moore Foundation
Publisher: Lund Humphries; Henry Moore Foundation
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey; Burlington, VT; Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780853318651
Subjects: Catalogs; Criticism and interpretation
Description: "A graduate of Leon Underwood's Brook Green School of Art in London, Gertrude Hermes (1901-83) trained as a painter and sculptor.  Hermes and her husband, Blair Hughes-Stanton, who she met at Brook Green, went on to become leading lights in the early twentieth-century's wood-engraving revival.  Although their marriage was short-lived, their exuberant visual inventions for Bunyan;s 'The Pilgrim's Progress' and T.E. Lawrence's 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' Brought them critical acclaim.  Much has been written about Hermes' career as a wood engraver.  In contrast, her contribution as a sculptor has been somewhat eclipsed--until now. 'The Sculpture of Gertrude Hermes' presents for the first time a full analysis of the artist's entire sculptural oeuvre.  Along with a comprehensive catalogue of Hermes' sculpture, Jane Hill provides a full account of the artist's life in the context of her career as a sculptor.  What results is a picture of a pioneering spirit who created busts and heads, functional designs, decorative work and reliefs that are dynamic and unpredictable.  Featuring over 140 images, 'The Sculpture of Gertrude Hermes' is a groundbreaking study of an artist so long associated with one art form.  This book redresses the imbalance and creates a new and fresh perspective on an important female artist of the twentieth century."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and index.
Table of contents: title: Paper scissors stone. Milieus and group practices; title: Themes and materials; title: Modern English ornament. Artist designers of the every-day things of life; title: The artisit craftworker; title: Worlds within worlds. The human clay; title: Art educators and progressive thinkers; title: Cheer to the echo. The harvest of a quiet eye.