Mother and Child at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich

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This sculpture represents the culmination of Henry Moore's three-year exploration into the mother-and-child theme between 1930 and 1932, marking the most demanding work he had undertaken at that time. Documentation reveals Moore made significant changes to the lower half of the sculpture, initially featuring draped legs but ultimately replacing them with a carved hole in the bench and heavy legs, balancing the lower section against the mother's exaggerated shoulder. "I have always been captivated by the Mother and Child theme," says Henry Moore. "This universal theme has existed since the beginning of time, and some of the earliest sculptures discovered from the Neolithic Age depict a Mother and Child. I found that when drawing, I could transform every small scribble, blot or smudge into a mother and child. This led me to see this theme in everything, almost as if it were an ingrained "Mother" complex." This object is part of the "Scan The World" initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory. Scan The World aims to create a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from around the globe for public access at no cost. This project is an open-source community effort, where contributors can email stw@myminifactory.com to learn how they can contribute interesting items from their surroundings.