Day 181: Large Interior Form

     They were all erected by the British sculptor Henry Moore.  In the 1950s, Henry Moore constructed a series of six bronze sculptures that are collectively referred to as Large Internal Form.  The artist distributed copies of the work out to museums in Texas, Germany, Missouri, and to a location right in England.  He also distributed a copy of the work to the Art Institute of Chicago.  This copy stands 16 feet tall and is present in a the Stanley McCormick Memorial Court, which is located north of the main entrance to the museum.  This display falls into line with two of Moore's other Chicago works, which include Nuclear Energy, which is located on the site of Stagg Field.  His other public display that we have talked about is located on the Museum Campus.  Man Enters the Cosmos is located directly in front of the Adler Planetarium(and across the street from the Copernicus statue)  When he was alive, Henry Moore got great pleasure out of seeing his art works displayed in the open air, and I am sure that this arrangement would have met with his hearty approval.