Three-Piece Reclining Figure No. 2: Bridge Prop - Washington, D.C.
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This abstract bronze sculpture by Henry Moore is located in a grouping of figurative sculpture in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden on the Washington, D.C. Mall.
Waymark Code: WM96P9
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2010
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This abstract sculpture by Henry Moore is located in a grouping of figurative sculpture in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden. The "Bridge Prop" portion of the title was added because the sculpture reminded the artist of the view under London's Waterloo Bridge.
The Hirshhorn also owns Moore's "Two-Piece Reclining Figure: Points", and several other Moore pieces are on display in this garden.
The following information on Moore is from Wikipedia:
Moore is best known for his abstract monumental bronzes which can be seen in many places around the world as public works of art. The subjects are usually abstractions of the human figure, typically mother-and-child or reclining figures. Apart from a flirtation with family groups in the 1950s, the subject is nearly always a woman. Characteristically, Moore's figures are pierced, or contain hollow places. Many interpret the undulating form of his reclining figures as references to the landscape and hills of Yorkshire where Moore was born.
TITLE: Three-Piece Reclining Figure No. 2: Bridge Prop
ARTIST(S): Henry Moore
DATE: 1963. cast 1964.
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 61570082
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
In Le'Enfant Square Park
Jefferson Drive SW and 7th Street SW
Washington, D.C.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None are noted
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