Reassessing Sir Herbert Read

Sir Herbert Read championed British sculptors. Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Leeds The Henry Moore Foundation's new research season features former Leeds student Sir Herbert Read. For 30 years, a former Leeds student lived at the heart of of radical changes in 20th century arts and political thinking. Now, Sir Herbert Read is being celebrated with a research season led by the Henry Moore Foundation in collaboration with the University. The 2022-23 season revisits Read's achievements and will increase the public's direct and virtual access to his comprehensive archive. It launches with a one-day workshop at the University for PhD and early career researchers. In a recent Leeds alumni magazine, Rosalind McKever (History of Art 2005) wrote about Read's abiding influence and his extraordinary life.