Henry Moore Perry Green 5-Woman Henry Moore Art in the Classroom Ms Freeman’s class June 2007 Henry Moore Perry Garden 8-Reclining Figure: Hand 1979 Henry Moore Reclining figure Perry Green

Lived 1898 – th 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 Henry Moore

Moore – sculpture Favorite subjects: Human figure Mother and child Reclining figure Exaggerates the pose, shape and sizes of the limbs, arms and body Henry Moore Reclining Figure No. 4, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; (October 2006)

Henry Moore with his elmwood Reclining Figure, 1939 Smooth shapes Empty hollows

Henry Moore 15-Large Reclining Figure 1984 Outdoors Inspired by nature “they need space, they need to breathe” Moore

Henry Moore Sheep piece Perry Green Interested in primitive art – the shape of form 2 Reclining Connected Forms, 1969 Henry Moore Perry Green.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas CityThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas City > Reclining Figure: Hand (by Henry Moore)

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas CityThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas City > Sheep Piece by Henry Moore

Henry Moore Large Arch Large Arch “wanted to sculpt art that could be walked around and through” Bronze Located in Columbus, Ohio

Create a sculpture! Art in the Classroom: Henry Moore Activity 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