Describing what you see: Sculpture, Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure


Describing what you see: Sculpture, Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure, 1951, plaster and string, 105.4 x 227.3 x 89.2 cm (Tate Britain) © The Henry Moore Foundation.

This plaster was the result of a commission from the Arts Council of Great Britain for the Festival of Britain. A single bronze was cast from it.


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This sculpture at Tate Britain


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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Describing what you see: Sculpture, Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure," in Smarthistory, April 6, 2019, accessed December 4, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/describing-moore/.