Large Interior Form, 1953–54

Large Interior Form
View facing north from Art Institute of Chicago
ArtistHenry Moore
Year1982
CatalogueLH 297b
TypeBronze
Dimensions495.3 cm (195.0 in)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago, IL

Large Interior Form, 1953–54 (LH 297b)[1] is a sculpture by Henry Moore.

History

It was produced in a bronze edition of six, which was first created as part of a larger work in the 1950s, and only cast as a separate work from 1981 onwards, and catalogued as LH 297b. It began as the interior component of the artist's Large Upright Internal/External Form (LH 297a), but Moore much later decided the piece worked well by itself.[2] The artist's copy was lent in 2011 by the Henry Moore Foundation to the Snape Maltings, in Suffolk.[3] Others are at the Art Institute of Chicago (illustrated), in an outdoor setting at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, MO.[4][5] These sculptures measure 16 feet 3 inches × 561⁄4 inches × 561⁄4 inches (495.3 × 142.88 × 142.88 cm).[5] Moore used to take pride in viewing his sculptures in the open air environment.[6] Kunsthalle Würth at Schwabisch Hall in Germany and Trinity University in Texas are among the other locations that have Large Interior Form on public display outdoors.[7][8]

Chicago

The Chicago example is on display in North Stanley McCormick Memorial Court (AKA north garden) north of the Art Institute of Chicago Building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.[9]

In Chicago, Moore has a total of four public sculptures on display that are listed on the Smithsonian Institution's Research Information System (SIRIS).[10] He also has Nuclear Energy situated at the National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Chicago Landmark Site of First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction.[11] Moore also has a sundial installation (visible here) outside the National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places Adler Planetarium called Man Enters the Cosmos.[12]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Large Interior Form". henry-moore.org. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Henry Moore Foundation LH297b
  3. ^ HMF, Snape
  4. ^ "Art Inventories Catalogue (Large Interior Form – Kansas City)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Collections". Nelson Gallery Foundation. 2007. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  6. ^ Russell, John (June 5, 1989). "Review/Art; Moore Sculptures in a Kansas City Garden". The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  7. ^ Henry Moore Foundation, all examples
  8. ^ "Art Inventories Catalogue (Large Interior Form – San Antonio)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  9. ^ "Art Inventories Catalogue (Large Interior Form – Chicago)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  10. ^ "Art Inventories Catalogue (Henry Moore)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  11. ^ "Art Inventories Catalogue (Nuclear Energy)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  12. ^ City of Chicago Department of Public Affairs (April 2005). "The Chicago Public Art Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 7, 2007.

External links

  • Henry Moore Foundation page

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