Henry Moore Sculptures at the NY Botanical Garden
Summer is the best time to appreciate outdoor sculptures, so head to NYC before November for this special showing of monumental works by British sculptor Henry Moore. It's the largest exhibition of his huge pieces ever presented in the United States.
Twenty of Moore's large sculptures have been placed around the New York Botanical Garden, including "Locking Piece," shown here outside the NYBG Rock Garden.
The show includes several of his famous reclining figures, as well as simple abstract forms, and three of his mother and child sculptures.
Moore was born in a small coal mining town in Yorkshire in 1898, and after serving in World War I, he received an ex-serviceman's grant to attend the Leeds School of Art. After two years, he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London. His first exhibition was held in 1928, and the rest is history. Moore, who died in 1986, was one of the 20th century's most prolific and celebrated sculptors.
According to the Henry Moore Foundation, Moore intended his larger works to be displayed in expansive landscapes where they could be seen from different angles, in different kinds of light, and in different seasons. So there is no more appropriate setting for this show than the NY Botanical Garden. And check the NYBG calendar for special programs and tours related to this exhibit.
(image © Anita Feldman, Henry Moore Foundation)
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