Who was Henry Moore?
Sculptor. Date and Place of Birth: 30th July 1898. Castleford, Yorkshire, England. Family Background: Seventh Child of eight of Raymond Spencer Moore, a coalminer and Mary Baker. Education: Castleford Grammar School. Leeds School of Art. Royal College of Art, London. Chronology/Biography of Henry Moore: 1910: Began modeling and carving in wood and clay whilst still at Castleford Grammar School to which he had won a scholarship. He was fascinated by the work of Michelangelo who had become a sculptor at the age of eleven and decided to follow in his footsteps. He was taught by his enthusiastic art teacher Alice Gostick, who gave him a rounded education in the arts. 1914: 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 his Cambridge leaving certificate and a brief period as a student teacher he became a full teacher at Castleford Grammar School. 1917: He enlisted
