Henry Moore Art in the Classroom Henry Moore Reclining figure Perry Green Henry Moore Perry Green 5-Woman 1957-58 Henry Moore Art in the Classroom Henry Moore Perry Garden 8-Reclining Figure: Hand 1979

Henry Moore Lived 1898 – 1986 7th 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 During these years Moore began carving in wood and modeling clay, and he consciously decided to become a sculptor after hearing of Michelangelo's achievements at the age of eleven.

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, 1954-55 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/euwb/hod_1995.600.htm (October 2006)

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

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

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

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

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

“wanted to sculpt art that could be walked around and through” Large Arch “wanted to sculpt art that could be walked around and through” Bronze Located in Columbus, Ohio Henry Moore Large Arch http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/kidsarch.html

Think of an abstract figure or shape you want to make Art in the Classroom: Henry Moore Activity Create a sculpture! 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