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Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Ronald Moody (1900-1984) moved to Britain in 1923 to study dentistry. He taught himself to carve from wood in the mid-1930s, describing wood as ‘a difficult material, demanding a form’. One of the most distinctive features of Moody’s art is the way he used the grain of the wood. In this piece, he has used the inner rings of the tree to create a kind of

ron clive moody (1900 – 1984)

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Title: L
Artist: ron clive moody
Year: 1937
Format: Square
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Leeds Museums - Galleries
Medium: Carved
Period: Modern
Creative period: Early Period
Main color: Espresso

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Artistic style: Modernist sculpture
Notable elements or techniques: Use of wood grain and inner tree rings
Subject or theme: Carved face mask
Year: 1937
Medium: Wood carving

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