The prices of this man's works became absurdly volatile in the '50s and '60s, causing art dealers to frantically add or remove zeroes from pieces sometimes within the same day.
The prices of this man's works became absurdly volatile in the '50s and '60s, causing art dealers to frantically add or remove zeroes from pieces sometimes within the same day. He was inspired by Michelangelo's depiction of God touching Adam's finger to create a ring-shaped sculpture with two points bursting out from each side and touching in the middle. This creator of Spindle Piece designed a giant bowstring equatorial sundial, standing outside of Chicago's Adler Planetarium. The University of Chicago commissioned him to create a mushroom-shaped sculpture commemorating the splitting of the atom. This sculptor of Man Enters the Cosmos and Nuclear Energy was inspired by Chac Mool statues to create a series of abstract figures in supine positions. For 10 points, name this British sculptor of the Reclining Nudes series.
The prices of this man's works became absurdly volatile in the '50s and '60s, causing art dealers to frantically add or remove zeroes from pieces sometimes within the same day.
Henry Moore