Henry Moore sculpture "Nuclear Energy"

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bronze sculpture public artwork sculpture

Henry Moore’s sculpture "Nuclear Energy" is a bronze public artwork on the University of Chicago campus that commemorates the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction and reflects both the promise and peril of atomic power.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Henry Moore sculpture "Nuclear Energy" ⓘ surface form: Henry Moore Nuclear Energy sculpture Henry Moore sculpture "Nuclear Energy" ⓘ surface form: Nuclear Energy (Henry Moore)
artist	Henry Moore ⓘ
artMovement	Modernism ⓘ
category	Bronze sculptures in Illinois ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Chicago ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Chicago ⓘ
collection	University of Chicago public art collection ⓘ
commemorates	Chicago Pile-1 ⓘ surface form: Chicago Pile-1 experiment development of nuclear energy ⓘ first controlled self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction ⓘ
commissionedBy	University of Chicago ⓘ
completedIn	1966 ⓘ
coordinates	41.7914°N 87.6006°W ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Henry Moore ⓘ
dedicatedOn	1967-12-02 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	scientists of the Manhattan Project at Chicago ⓘ
depicts	atomic energy symbolism ⓘ helmet-like dome form ⓘ skull-like form ⓘ
genre	abstract sculpture ⓘ
hasPart	cluster of rounded forms ⓘ domed upper section ⓘ supporting base ⓘ
height	approximately 12 feet ⓘ approximately 3.66 meters ⓘ
inception	1964 ⓘ
locatedAt	Regenstein Library vicinity, University of Chicago ⓘ site of Chicago Pile-1 ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
location	University of Chicago ⓘ surface form: University of Chicago campus
material	bronze ⓘ
owner	University of Chicago ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
subjectOf	art historical analyses of Henry Moore’s work ⓘ discussions on ethics of nuclear power ⓘ
theme	nuclear energy ⓘ peril of atomic power ⓘ promise of atomic power ⓘ science and technology ⓘ
unveiledOn	1967-12-02 ⓘ

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