Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Gordon Bunshaft and SOM: Building Corporate Modernism
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Bib. Number0024076
Gordon Bunshaft and SOM: Building Corporate Modernism
Author/EditorADAMS Nicholas
PublisherYale University Press
Place PublishedNew Haven
Year2019
Date & Collation288pp.illus.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationMonograph on the life and work of the architect Gordon Bunshaft of the firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Many mentions of Moore, beginning (p.79) with Bunshaft approaching him as a potential designer of a sculpture to go outside the Chase Manhattan building designed by SOM; Moore turned down the commission. Other Moore topics include: Bunshaft's relationship with Moore, and his ownership of works by Moore (in total 29, including Helmet Head No.1 (illus), Two Piece Reclining Figure No.4, and Three Rings); the Lincoln Center Reclining Figure; and the Banque Lambert, which a cast of Locking Piece sits outside.