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A sculpture of a family of three—mother, father, and child—sitting together on a bench.

A sculpture showing a family of three—mother, father, and child—sitting together on a bench. The mother is on the left; the father is on the right. Both hold a small child, which sits in the center, suspended in the air, between them. None of the figures have fully formed faces. Small pinpricks had been used to describe their eyes. The father has a "V" shaped head. The mother has a round head and wears a skirt.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.199
People
Henry Moore, British (Castleford, W. Yorks, U.K. 1898 - 1986 Much Hadham, Herts, U.K.)
Title
Family Group
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1945
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370195

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
25.4 × 19.1 × 10.8 cm (10 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
base: 17.8 × 12.1 cm (7 × 4 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The Artist; Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge (1946-2021), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Edition of 9

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Copyright
© Henry Moore Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.199
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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