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Henry Moore, artist
English, 1898 - 1986
Black Figures, 1963
Lithograph
41 x 52 cm (image); 50.7 x 65.8 cm (sheet)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts purchase 1964.142.78

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Artist Biography: Sculptor, draftsman, etcher, lithographer. Organically shaped, abstract, bronze and stone figures constitute the major 20th-century manifestation of the humanist tradition in sculpture. Much of work is monumental, and he was particularly well known for his series of reclining nudes. Among his major commissions were sculptures for UNESCO headquarters in Paris (1957-58), for the Lincoln Center in New York City (1963-65), and for the East Building of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1978).