Henry Moore
English sculptor (1898-1986) · United Kingdom · Artists · Died at 88
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Something wrong?Henry Spencer Moore was an English visual artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art.
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West Wind, 1928-29; Moore's first public commission was carved from Portland stone and shows the influence of Michelangelo's figures for the Medici Chapel and the Chac Mool figure.
Women and Children in the Tube (1940) (Art.IWM ART LD 759)
At the Coal Face. A Miner Pushing a Tub (1942) (Art.IWM ART LD 2240)
Family Group (1950) bronze, Barclay School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Moore's first large-scale commission after the Second World War.
Shahbanu Farah in Henry Moore's Gallery, Tehran, May 1971.Awards
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Henry Spencer Moore was an English visual artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Moore also produced many drawings, including a series depicting Londoners sheltering from the Blitz during the Second World War, along with other graphic works on paper.
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