Henry Moore

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artist human modernist artist sculptor

Henry Moore was a renowned 20th-century British sculptor celebrated for his large-scale abstract bronze and stone sculptures displayed in public spaces worldwide.

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Henry Spencer Moore	0	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artist → human → modernist artist → sculptor →
artisticFocus	semi-abstract monumental sculpture →
artisticTheme	family group → internal and external forms → mother and child → reclining figure →
awardReceived	Companion of Honour → surface form: Companion of Honour (UK) International Sculpture Prize, Venice Biennale 1948 → Order of Merit → surface form: Order of Merit (UK)
burialPlace	St Thomas’s Church, Perry Green, Hertfordshire →
child	Mary Moore →
conflictParticipatedIn	World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	England → United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1898-07-30 →
dateOfDeath	1986-08-31 →
educatedAt	Leeds Arts University → surface form: Leeds School of Art Royal College of Art (Kensington campus) → surface form: Royal College of Art
foundationPurpose	promotion of fine arts and public sculpture →
founded	Henry Moore Foundation →
fullName	Henry Moore self-linksurface differs → surface form: Henry Spencer Moore
genre	public sculpture →
influenced	Anthony Caro → Barbara Hepworth → British post-war sculpture → Eduardo Paolozzi →
influencedBy	African sculpture → Constantin Brâncuși → Cycladic culture → surface form: Cycladic art Jacob Epstein → Michelangelo → Pre-Columbian era → surface form: Pre-Columbian art
memberOf	Royal Academy of Arts →
militaryService	British Army →
movement	Abstract art → Modernism →
nationality	British →
notableFor	large-scale abstract bronze sculptures → large-scale abstract stone sculptures → public art →
notableRole	leading British sculptor of the 20th century →
notableWork	Family Group (1950, Barclay School, Stevenage) → Knife Edge Two Piece (1962–1965, London) → Harbourfront Centre → surface form: Large Two Forms (1966–1969, Toronto) Locking Piece → Nuclear Energy (1967, University of Chicago) → Reclining Figure (1938, Leeds University) → Reclining Figure (1951, Festival of Britain) → Henry Moore sculpture "The Dallas Piece" → surface form: Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae (Dallas Piece)
occupation	draughtsman → printmaker → sculptor →
placeOfBirth	Castleford → surface form: Castleford, Yorkshire, England
placeOfDeath	Perry Green, Hertfordshire, England →
spouse	Irina Radetsky Moore →
styleCharacteristic	organic abstraction → pierced forms → undulating surfaces →
usedMaterial	bronze → plaster → stone → terracotta → wood →
workExhibitedAt	Berlin National Gallery sculpture garden → Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts → surface form: Lincoln Center, New York City Tate Britain → UNESCO Headquarters → surface form: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris Yorkshire Sculpture Park →
workLocation	London, England → Perry Green, Hertfordshire, England →

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Henry Moore sculpture "Nuclear Energy" → artist → Henry Moore →

subject surface form: Nuclear Energy

Henry Moore sculpture "Nuclear Energy" → creator → Henry Moore →

subject surface form: Nuclear Energy

The Archer by Henry Moore → creator → Henry Moore →

subject surface form: The Archer (Henry Moore)

Henry Moore → fullName → Henry Moore self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Henry Spencer Moore

Storm King Art Center → hasArtistInCollection → Henry Moore →

UNESCO Headquarters → hasArtworkBy → Henry Moore →

Moore → hasNotableBearer → Henry Moore →

Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts → hasNotableRecipient → Henry Moore →

Tuileries Garden → hasSculptureBy → Henry Moore →

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The Archer by Henry Moore → notableWorkOf → Henry Moore →

subject surface form: The Archer (Henry Moore)