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Figure in a Shelter 1983 (LH 652a)

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Figure in a Shelter in Spring

photo: Jennifer Harwood

bronze edition of 6 + 1
cast: Morris Singer, Basingstoke
height 183cm
signature: stamped Moore, 0/6
gift of the artist 1986

Moore's Figure in a Shelter 1975 finds its origins in the Helmet Head series first produced in 1939-40. By making the central figure smaller, widening and dividing the space around that figure, and even eventually removing it entirely from its' protective armour to produce Bronze Form 1985.