Henry Moore OM, CHFalling Warrior 1956-7

Henry Moore OM, CH, ‘Falling Warrior’ 1956-7
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Artist
Henry Moore OM, CH (1898‑1986)
Title
Falling Warrior
Date 1956-7
MediumBronze
Dimensionsobject: 650 x 1540 x 850 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Presented by the artist 1978
Reference
T02278
On loan to The Hepworth Wakefield (Wakefield, UK)

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In the aftermath of the Second World War and the Holocaust the rhetorical manner of much pre-war public art was discredited. Moore’s work offered an alternative, more humane form of public sculpture. Such sculptures as Falling Warrior and Warrior with Shield 1953-4 inevitably evoked memories of conflict, the latter becoming a war memorial in the city of Arnhem in Holland.

August 2004

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