King and Queen by Henry Moore - Washington, D.C.
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"King and Queen" is one of several Moore sculptures to be found in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Waymark Code: WM4A7D
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2008
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"King and Queen" is one of several Moore sculptures to be found in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The "royal" abstraction was one of my favorite figurative pieces in the sculpture garden. It was sculpted by Moore in 1952-1953, and cast June 1953. In 1966 the piece was gifted to the museum by Joseph H. Hirshhorn.
The following info about Moore is from Wikipedia:
Moore is best known for his abstract monumental bronzes which can be seen in many places around the world as public works of art. The subjects are usually abstractions of the human figure, typically mother-and-child or reclining figures. Apart from a flirtation with family groups in the 1950s, the subject is nearly always a woman. Characteristically, Moore's figures are pierced, or contain hollow places. Many interpret the undulating form of his reclining figures as references to the landscape and hills of Yorkshire where Moore was born.
His ability to satisfy large-scale commissions made him exceptionally wealthy towards the end of his life. However, he lived frugally and most of his wealth went to endow the Henry Moore Foundation, which continues to support education and promotion of the arts.