Public art & sculpture · London
Reclining Figures
Reclining Figures — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Reclining Figures is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Reclining Figure 1938 (LH 192) is a small sculpture by Henry Moore of an sinuous abstracted human figure. An enlarged version was made in 1984 for the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Singapore. The resulting Large Reclining Figure (LH 192b) is some 9 metres (30 ft) long, making it the largest sculpture made by Moore.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The sculpture is recognisable as a human form. The head has a notch, like a claw; the narrow torso has two dangling breasts; the left arm rests on the ground, while the right arm and ribbon-like backbone are linked to a pelvis resting on the ground, from which to one long bone-like limb extends to one side.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7653, -0.4509
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Dacorum
- Parish
- Dacorum, unparished area
- Postcode
- HP2 5NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Official site
- catalogue.henry-moore.org
Sources
- osm: node/11138464927 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Reclining Figure 1938 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Reclining Figures?
- Reclining Figures is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode HP2 5NJ), in the parish of Dacorum, unparished area.
- Is Reclining Figures free to visit?
- Yes, Reclining Figures is free to enter.
- How do I get to Reclining Figures?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HP2 5NJ. It sits within the Hemel Hempstead parliamentary constituency.