The Big Girl Settles In

Moore had Large Reclining Figure cast in fiberglass so it would be easy to travel. The original large scale bronze version stands in front of the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Headquarters.

The piece comes in four sections, each in its own crate.

Two small concrete foundations, laid in advance, support the sculpture. One lies under the midsection, above, and one lies under the arm/head section below.

There is a door in the back side of the midsection that allows access for Henry Moore Foundation conservator Laura Robinson to climb inside. James Copper, her colleague, guides the tail end of the sculpture toward her so she can fasten it to the midsection.Laura is inside there somewhere...ready to attach the two pieces. The fourth portion of the sculpture (not pictured) is a small curve along the back.
The joints are covered over with Bondo, ground smooth, then painted by Laura, now freed from the interior. (Photos taken April 20-22.)