Locking Piece, Bronze

Henry Moore: Locking Piece, Bronze, 1963-64 -Taken at the New York Botanical Garden during the 2008 Moore in America show… Henry Moore was the most important British sculptor of the 20th century, and the most popular and internationally celebrated sculptor of the post-war period…

His interest in the landscape, and in nature, has encouraged the perception that he has deep roots in traditions of British art, yet his softly optimistic, redemptive view of humanity also brought him an international audience. Today, few major cities are without one of his reclining figures, reminders that the humanity can rebound from any disaster…