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Author:
Gurley, Marianne  Search this
Subject:
Moore, Henry 1898-  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exhibit
Date:
1986
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH, March 1986
Summary:
Two casts of Henry Moore's bronze "Seated Figure" (1956-1957) in a corner of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's Sculpture Garden. Later the sculpture on the left was to replace the one on the right. A bequest of approximately 5,500 items was delivered to the Museum earlier in 1986, some of which were duplicate casts of previously acquired works.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 5 Folder March 1986
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Bequest  Search this
Statues  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Sculpture gardens  Search this
Art objects  Search this
Standard number:
95-1203
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8969