Large Interior Form, 1953-54

Large Interior Form, 1953-54 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.^[1] The artist's copy was lent in 2011 by the Henry Moore Foundation to the Snape Maltings, in Suffolk.^[2] Others are at the Art Institute of Chicago (illustrated), in an outdoor setting at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, MO.^[3][4] These sculptures measure 16 feet 3 inches × 56 ¹⁄₄ inches × 56 ¹⁄₄ inches (495.3 × 142.88 × 142.88 cm).^[4] Moore used to take pride in viewing his sculptures in the open air environment.^[5] 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.^[6][7]

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.^[8]

In Chicago, Moore has a total of four public sculptures on display that are listed on the Smithsonian Institution's Research Information System (SIRIS).^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11]

Notes and references

External links

• Henry Moore Foundation page

Henry Moore
Sculptures	Three Standing Figures 1947 Reclining Figure: Festival King and Queen Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 Large Interior Form, 1953-54 Upright Motive No. 1: Glenkiln Cross Seated Woman, 1957 Draped Seated Woman 1957–58 Draped Reclining Woman 1957–58 Knife Edge Two Piece 1962–65 Three-Piece Reclining Figure No. 2: Bridge Prop Man Enters the Cosmos Three-Way Piece: Points Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 9 Nuclear Energy Spindle Piece Three-Piece No. 3: Vertebrae (Working Model) Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae Reclining Figure 1969–70 Two-Piece Reclining Figure: Points Sheep Piece 1971–72 Large Four Piece Reclining Figure 1972–73 Hill Arches 1973 Goslar Warrior 1973–1974 Three-Piece Reclining Figure: Draped 1975 The Arch 1979–1980
Assistants	Anthony Caro Phillip King Richard Wentworth Isaac Witkin
Associated with	Barbara Hepworth
Supporters	Kenneth Clark
Institutions	Henry Moore Foundation

Grant Park
Features and attractions	Art Institute of Chicago Auditorium Building BP Pedestrian Bridge Buckingham Fountain Burnham Pavilions Chicago Lakefront Trail Grant Park Symphony Orchestra Lake Michigan Maggie Daley Park Millennium Park Monroe Harbor Museum Campus Nichols Bridgeway Petrillo Music Shell
Public art	Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State Agora The Bowman and The Spearman Cloud Gate Christopher Columbus Crown Fountain Fountain of the Great Lakes Fountain of the Tritons Large Interior Form Man Enters the Cosmos
Events	Bike The Drive Festival Chicago Blues Festival Chicago Jazz Festival Chicago Marathon Grant Park Music Festival Lollapalooza Taste of Chicago Democratic National Convention protests (1968) Barack Obama election victory speech (2008)
Area streets	Balbo Drive Columbus Drive Congress Parkway Historic Michigan Boulevard District Jackson Boulevard Lake Shore Drive Michigan Avenue Monroe Street Randolph Street Roosevelt Road
Other	Burnham Plan of Chicago Metra Electric District Millennium Station Municipal Grant Park Stadium South Shore Line

Coordinates: 41°52′49″N 87°37′26″W / 41.880229°N 87.623782°W / 41.880229; -87.623782