Exhibition catalogues

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  • Reference
      GB 133 WJS/13/1
  • Dates of Creation
      1948-[1996]
  • Language of Material
      Includes material in French and Italian
  • Physical Description
      28 items

Scope and Content

A series of exhibition catalogues relating to shows by sculptors, many of whom Strachan knew personally. Two of them are inscribed to Strachan by the sculptor, and others Strachan annotated himself. The catalogues reflect the artists whose work he admired, and also some of his main areas of research - notably sculptors' drawings. The catalogues are as follows:

  • /1 Henry Moore: drawings and maquettes from 1928 to 1948, Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London (1948).
  • /2 Henry Moore, Ernest Brown and Philips Ltd, London (November 1955).
  • /3 Henry Moore: an exhibition of sculpture from 1950-1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (November-December 1960). Inscribed to Strachan by Moore.
  • /4 A. Beaudin: sculptures 1930-1963, Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (14 November-14 December 1963).
  • /5 Retrospective exhibition of Andre Beaudin, International Galleries, Chicago (March 1967).
  • /6 Museo D'Arte Contemporanea - Castello Visconti Locarno - Donazione Jean Arp (1968).
  • /7 Sculpture and reliefs, Gimpel Fils, London (24 June-30 August 1969).
  • /8 Henri Laurens 1885-1954: sculpture and reliefs in terracotta, unidentified gallery (4-29 November 1969).
  • /9 Dipinti e sculture di Andre Beaudin, Il Milione, Milan (28 February-2 April 1970).
  • /10 Julio Gonzalez, The Tate Gallery, London (10 September-11 October 1970).
  • /11 Wendy Taylor: recent sculpture and prints, Axiom Gallery, London (11 November-12 December 1970).
  • /12 Bronzes and wood-engravings by Leon Underwood, Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd, London (16 October-2 November 1973).
  • /13 F.E. McWilliam: sculpture 1972-3, women of Belfast, Waddington Galleries II, London (31 October-24 November 1973).
  • /14 3D into 2D: drawing for sculpture, New York Cultural Center (19 January-11 March 1973).
  • /15 Anthony Caro, Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Festival 1973, County Hall, Norwich (13 October-11 November 1973).
  • /16 Wendy Taylor: commissions and other works, 24th King's Lynn Festival, White Barn, Guildhall of St George, King's Lynn (22 July-3 August 1974).
  • /17 British sculptors: attitudes to drawing, Sunderland Arts Centre (2-26 October 1974).
  • /18 André Beaudin, Villand et Galanis, Paris (March-April 1976).
  • /19 F.E. McWilliam: recent sculpture, The Waddington Galleries II, London (2-27 November 1976).
  • /20 Piano d'uso collettivo: a Gramsci (1977). Inscribed to Strachan by the artist.
  • /21 Jacques Lipchitz: sculpture and drawings from the Cubist epoch, Marlborough Fine Art, London (October-November 1978).
  • /22 Sculptors' drawings, Art at the Minorities, Colchester (15 September-21 October 1979).
  • /23 Kenneth Armitage: Richmond oaks and other works, sculpture, drawings, etchings, Gimpel Fils, London (30 September-25 October 1980).
  • /24 Reg Butler, Royston Arts Festival, Manor Gallery, Royston (18 May-8 June 1985).
  • /25 Henry Moore exhibition: new bronzes and drawings, The Leicester Galleries, London (n.d.) [1951 or later].
  • /26 Section of a larger catalogue describing works by Henry Moore (n.d.) [1961 or later].
  • /27 Fletched over Ash: David Nash sculpture (n.d.) [1978 or later].
  • /28 Giancu (n.d.) [1996 or later].