Public art & sculpture · London
Sheep Piece
Sheep Piece — 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
Sheep Piece 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.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sheep Piece is a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore made in three sizes from 1969-1972, starting in 1969 with a 14 centimetres (5.5 in) maquette (LH 625) modelled in plaster and then cast in bronze, enlarged in 1971 to a 142 centimetres (56 in) working model (LH 626) in plaster and then cast in bronze, and finally a full size bronze (LH 627) on a monumental scale, 570 centimetres (220 in) high, cast in 1971-72. The four full-size casts are at the Henry Moore Foundation in Perry Green, Hertfordshire, in Zürich, in Kansas City, and at the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens in Purchase, New York.
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Background
History
The work began as a 14 cm maquette made in plaster in 1969, and then cast in bronze. An example of the bronze is exhibited by the Henry Moore Foundation in Perry Green. The maquette was enlarged to a 142 cm plaster working model in 1971, which was then cast in bronze in an edition of 7+1 (seven casts plus an artist's copy). The plaster model is Perry Green, and examples of the bronze casts are at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Hakone Open-Air Museum. The work was enlarged again in 1971-72 to create a full size bronze on a monumental scale, 570 cm high, in edition of 3+1. A cast was loaned for the public exhibition in Battersea Park for Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8356, 0.0819
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Parish
- Much Hadham
- Postcode
- SG10 6EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Phone
- +44 1279 843 333
- Official site
- www.henry-moore.org
Sources
- osm: node/5171596942 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Sheep Piece 1971–72 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sheep Piece?
- Sheep Piece is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG10 6EE), in the parish of Much Hadham.
- Is Sheep Piece free to visit?
- Yes, Sheep Piece is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sheep Piece?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SG10 6EE. It sits within the Hertford and Stortford parliamentary constituency.