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Title
Locking Piece
Date
1963–1964
Medium
bronze & concrete
Measurements
H 290 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 166 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SW1_MRF_S053
Acquisition method
gifted to Tate by Henry Moore
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Tate
Custodian
Westminster City Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
19th July 1968
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on the sculpture: MOORE / H.NOACK BERLIN
Inscription description
on a brass plaque on the concrete pedestal: Henry Moore OM, CH 1898–1986 / Locking Piece, 1963–4 / Tate. Presented by the Artist 1978 / Lent to the City of Westminster
Riverside Walk Gardens,
SW1P 4RL
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