Large Interior Form is a sculpture

Sculpture

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...

 by Henry Moore

Henry Moore

Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA was an English sculptor and artist. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art....

. There are six productions of the work including the one pictured in the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...

 North Stanley McCormick Memorial Court (AKA north garden) north of the Art Institute of Chicago Building

Art Institute of Chicago Building

The Art Institute of Chicago Building houses the Art Institute of Chicago, and is located in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The building is also located in Grant Park on the east side of Michigan Avenue, and marks the third...

 in the Loop

Chicago Loop

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 community area

Community areas of Chicago

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 of Chicago, Illinois

Illinois

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. It is work of art

Work of art

A work of art, artwork, art piece, or art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation.The term "a work of art" can apply to:*an example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture*a fine work of architecture or landscape design...

 created in 1982. The first of the 6 16 feet (4.9 m) versions created in 1981 sits in an outdoor setting at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, MO. These sculptures measure 16 feet 3 inches x 56 1/4 inches x 56 1/4 inches (495.3 x 142.88 x 142.88 cm). Moore use to take pride in viewing his sculptures in the open air environment. Trinity University

Trinity University (Texas)

Trinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park....

 is among the other locations that has Large Interior Form on public display outdoors.

In Chicago, Moore has a total of four public sculptures on display that are listed on the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

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's Research Information System (SIRIS). He also has Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy (Henry Moore sculpture)

Nuclear Energy is a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore that is located on the campus of the University of Chicago at the site of world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. It is on Ellis Avenue, between the Max Palevsky West dormitory and the Regenstein Library. This site is located in the Hyde...

situated at the National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

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, National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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, Chicago Landmark

Chicago Landmark

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 Site of First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction. Moore also has a sundial

Sundial

A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style onto a surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. The style is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, often a thin rod or a...

 installation (visible here) outside the National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places Adler Planetarium

Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today. Adler was founded and built in 1930 by the philanthropist Max Adler, with the assistance of the first director of the planetarium, Philip Fox...

 called Man Enters the Cosmos

Man Enters the Cosmos

Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium in the Museum Campus area of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States...

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External links

• Henry Moore Foundation page