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Helmet Head No.1

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Helmet Head No.1
Photography © Tate 2014.  For the supply of this image please contact Tate Images - <a href="ma…
Photography © Tate 2014. For the supply of this image please contact Tate Images - <a href="mailto:tate.images@tate.org.uk">tate.images@tate.org.uk</a>

Helmet Head No.1

Date1950
Artwork TypeSculpture Summary
Catalogue NumberLH 279
Dimensionsartwork (h x l x d): 40 × 35.5 × 30 cm
Ownershipedition summary - see individual casts for ownership
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Edition summary
Lead edition of 2, cast 1950
Bronze edition of 9+1 artist's copy, cast 1960
Foundry (bronze edition): Fiorini Ltd, London

Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works
lead cast a: The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of Irina Moore 1977
lead cast b: The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
cast a: Trustees of the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery (The Higgins Bedford): acquired from the artist, 1961
cast b: private collection
cast c: Christie's, New York, 13 Nov 2015
cast d: The Trustees of the Tate Gallery, London: presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1960
cast e: The Museum of Modern Art, New York: Gift and Bequest of Nina and Gordon Bunshaft
cast f: Christie's, London, 22 Nov 2017
cast g: David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago: The Joel Starrels, Jr. Memorial Collection
cast h: unknown
cast i: unknown
cast j: unknown
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