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Nuclear Energy (1964–1966) (LH 526) is a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore on the campus of the University of Chicago at the site of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. The first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was created here on December 2, 1942. [ 2 ]
Nuclear art was an artistic approach developed by some artists and painters, after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. László Moholy-Nagy, Nuclear II, 1946 (Milwaukee art museum) Conception and origins
Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art.
Henry Moore Foundation LH 154a Image online [133] Carving [132] 1935 Walnut wood H 96.5 Henry Moore Foundation LH 158 Image online [134] Carving [132] 1935 African wonder stone H 15.2 LH 157 Image online [135] Sculpture [132] 1935 White marble L 55.9 Art Institute of Chicago: LH 161 Image online [136] Reclining Figure [137] 1936 Elm wood L 88.9 ...
A second artist’s copy was cast by the Morris Singer Foundry in 1992, which is held by the Henry Moore Foundation, bringing Family Group up to an edition of 4 + 2 (four casts plus two artist's copies). Three of the five (4 + 1) original 1950s castings remain with their original owners: Barclay School, the Tate, and MOMA.
The Henry Moore Foundation lists its height at 3.66m.[3]" Since 3.66 m - 12 feet, it seems obvious that the sculpture itself is 12 feet in height and that the Smithsonian is including the base and rounding up to 14 feet.
Large Two Forms (LH 566) is a 1966-1969 sculpture by Henry Moore.The monumental sculpture measures 365 cm × 610 cm × 400 cm (144 in × 240 in × 157 in). It comprises two large curving elements that almost meet.
Four-Piece Composition: Reclining Figure (LH154) [1] is an important early stone sculpture by the English sculptor Henry Moore.He had been working on depictions of the reclining human figure since at least 1924, but this small piece, made in the latter half of 1934, is the first work in which Moore breaks a human figure down in to several separate pieces.