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    Henry Moore was a 20th century British sculptor who studied at Leeds College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. While his teachers emphasized classical styles, Moore was experimenting with new styles influenced by primitive art from Mexico and Africa. He became a prominent modern artist known for works like Reclining Figure, Nuclear Energy, and Knife Edge that incorporated influences from Toltec-Maya sculptures.

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    Henry Moore was a 20th century British sculptor who studied at Leeds College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. While his teachers emphasized classical styles, Moore was experimenting with new styles influenced by primitive art from Mexico and Africa. He became a prominent modern artist known for works like Reclining Figure, Nuclear Energy, and Knife Edge that incorporated influences from Toltec-Maya sculptures.

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    Henry Moore was a 20th century British sculptor who studied at Leeds College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. While his teachers emphasized classical styles, Moore was experimenting with new styles influenced by primitive art from Mexico and Africa. He became a prominent modern artist known for works like Reclining Figure, Nuclear Energy, and Knife Edge that incorporated influences from Toltec-Maya sculptures.

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    Henry Moore Regarded as one of the best sculptor of the 20th century alongside Marino Marini Born in 30 July,

    1898 in West Yorkshire, England Education Leeds College of Art Prestigious Royal College of Art in London Henry Moore was a talented student, but already he was experimenting with new styles and this often conflicted with his teachers who were trying to teach the classic style - of perfection in form and composition. But, Moore was also influenced by his studies of primitive art, and at the Louvre he was particularly influenced by the Toltec-Maya (Tula and Mayan) sculptural form, the Chac Mool. His works are influenced by the African and Meso-American art (primitive)

    Chac Mool

    Was an active member of the informal modern art movement, centered on the ideas and innovation of people like Pablo Picasso and Jean Arp. The Second World War led to more traditional commissions and Moore worked as a war artist producing memorable pictures such as images of civilians fleeing the Blitz in the London underground.

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    RECLINING FIGURE

    NUCLEAR ENERGY

    KNIFE EDGE

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