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St. Stephen's Green, D2

Knife-Edge, memorial for W.B. Yeats

William Butler Yeats
Sandymount, Co. Dublin 1865 - Menton, France 1939
Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature
(Wikipedia)

Henry Moore
1967

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Knife-Edge, memorial for W.B. Yeats

Description

This sculpture has been called Standing Figure - Knife-Edge also Standing Figure - Bone and again, Winged Figure. All three titles have some relevance to what it is, and how it came about.

Inscription(s)

W.B. YEATS 1865-1939
atribute in bronze by
henry moore, erected
by admirers of the poet
october 1967

Sculptor

Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (Castleford, Yorkshire, 1898 - Much Hadham, East Hertfordshire, 1986), English sculptor and artist (Wikipedia – The Henry Moore Foundation ).

Sources & Information

Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. B15.
Wikipedia, St. Stephen's Green.
The Henry Moore Foundation, Standing Figure Knife Edge 1961 (LH 482).

Locatie (N 53°20'18" - W 6°15'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie040; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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