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

2. 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.

3. 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)

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

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

6. 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

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

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

9. “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

10. 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