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Moore, Henry,
Abstract
Figure
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Large Interior Form, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moore, Henry, 1898-1986, sculptor.
Title:
Large Interior Form, (sculpture).
Dates:
Original modeled 1951.; 1983.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
H. 16 1/2 ft.
Description:
The sculpture appears abstract, but actually represents the human figure. There are three holes, or voids, within the sculpture which were inspired by the holes the artist observed in pebbles he found at the seashore. The holes make the work look more three-dimensional.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603-6110
Provenance:
Gift of Moore, Henry Spencer, 1983.
Remarks:
This sculpture is a separate cast of the inner element of Moore's "Large Upright Internal/External Form" installed in the atrium lobby of Three First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois. Both works are based on a plaster study modeled in 1951.
References:
Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990.
Illustration:
Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, no.15.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 87720002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
87720002
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