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Seated Man

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Seated Man

Date1949
Artwork TypeSculpture Summary
Catalogue NumberLH 269a
Dimensionspublished dimensions: 155 cm (61 in.)
Ownershipedition summary - see individual casts for ownership
More Information
Edition summary
Concrete edition of 1, cast date not recorded
Bronze edition of 1, cast 1964
Foundry: not recorded

Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works
cast a: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
concrete: The Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1977

plaster, 1949: The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977

Remarks
The bronze Seated Man was cast especially for Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and has been sited outside Leckhampton House campus since the early 1960s, nicknamed 'Fred'. It is cast from the male figure in Family Group 1948-1949 (LH 269), with some modifications.
ExhibitionsPublished References
Seated Man
LH 269a concrete
1949
Seated Man
LH 269a cast a
1949 cast 1964
Seated Man
LH 269a plaster
1949
Seated Man
LH X21
c.1921
Seated Man
HMF 2769
1953-56
Seated Man and Woman
HMF 79(133)
1979
Seated Man
HMF 83(15)
1983
Seated Man
HMF 324
1925
Studies of Seated Man
HMF 122 verso
1922-24
Seated Man
HMF 418 verso
1925-26