Since 2011, Ann Harezlak has worked with British photographer Gemma Levine (1939- ) and the wealth of her archive held at Tate Britain in London. This archive, which encompasses over 4,000 photographs as well as audio recordings, ephemera and publications, is centred on her significant collaboration with the British sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986).
In conversation, Harezlak and Levine explore the important collaboration and mentorship she received from Moore, and how this influenced the development of Levine’s own style of portraiture photography as well as her major contributions to the photographic arts and many charitable causes.


Harezlak, Levine, (and Moore) in conversation:

Tate Britain, 2014 & 2016:
Highlighting Levine’s unique relationship with Henry Moore and how he mentored her photographic practice from 1976 until his death in 1986. Henry Moore and Gemma Levine: The Artist at Work talk was developed in correlation with Moore, using original images and accompanying text to illustrate Moore’s artistic practice, work/home environment and present an intimate portrayal of the well-known British modernist. Henry Moore’s home and studios, tools, artistic intentions and his completed works become familiar through Levine’s photographs, affording insights into the public as well as private life of the sculptor.

>Watch Henry Moore and Gemma Levine: The Artist at Work at Tate Britain.

>Read Harezlak’s writing on the Gemma Levine’s Archive at Tate Britain.

Victoria and Albert Museum, Seeing Sculpture: Gemma Levine and Henry Moore, 2017:
Artist talk celebrating Levine’s work in British Portraiture and focused on her oeuvre. The talk spans her work with artists, politicians, royalty, and entertainment, ranging from Princess Diana and Tony Blair to David Hockney and Anthony Caro. Beginning with Moore as her mentor, the talk touches on her work onward from the 80s, highlighting and illustrating the narratives of her memoirs and discussing the intersections of photography and sculpture.

Henry Moore Foundation, Gemma Levine – Life at Perry Green, 2017:
Levine’s reflection on life at Perry Green in the late 70s and early 80s. Levine speaks about her personal memories of collaborating with Moore and her images, which accompanied the talk, took the audience on an intimate journey through Perry Green.

>Watch Gemma Levine – Life at Perry Green.

25 April 2025:
An open call to Getty Research Institute staff to speak about women photographers and their photo books, in response to What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843–1999, inspires an opportunity to reconnect. Harezlak and Levine look briefly back at Levine’s photography career and talk about Levine’s current projects supporting her charity work.

>Hear their exchange and see related photographs from Levine’s archive.