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Henry Moore Reclining figure Perry Green. Henry Moore Perry Green 5-Woman 1957-58. Henry Moore. Art in the Classroom Ms Freeman’s class June 2007. Henry Moore Perry Garden 8-Reclining Figure: Hand 1979. Henry Moore. Lived 1898 – 1986 7 th of 8 children! Father: coal miner
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Henry Moore Reclining figure Perry Green Henry Moore Perry Green 5-Woman 1957-58 Henry Moore Art in the Classroom Ms Freeman’s class June 2007 Henry Moore Perry Garden 8-Reclining Figure: Hand 1979
Henry Moore • Lived 1898 – 1986 • 7th of 8 children! • Father: coal miner • Decided to become a sculptor in elementary school • Parents wanted him to be a teacher • English sculptor • Studied in England
Moore – sculpture Favorite subjects: • Human figure • Mother and child • Reclining figure • Exaggerates the pose, shape and sizes of the limbs, arms and body Henry MooreReclining Figure No. 4, 1954-55The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/euwb/hod_1995.600.htm (October 2006)
Smooth shapes • Empty hollows Henry Moore with his elmwood Reclining Figure, 1939
Moore • Outdoors • Inspired by nature • “they need space, they need to breathe” Henry Moore 15-Large Reclining Figure 1984
2 Reclining Connected Forms, 1969Henry Moore Perry Green. Henry Moore Sheep piece Perry Green Interested in primitive art – the shape of form
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas City > Reclining Figure: Hand (by Henry Moore)
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas City > Sheep Piece by Henry Moore
Large Arch • “wanted to sculpt art that could be walked around and through” • Bronze • Located in Columbus, Ohio Henry MooreLarge Archhttp://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/kidsarch.html
Art in the Classroom: Henry Moore Activity Create a sculpture! • Think of an abstract figure or shape you want to make • Holes (negative space) are as important as solid parts • Use the knife to remove the plaster of paris where you want a hole and to shape the edges