Nuclear Energy by Henry Moore dedicated at the University of Chicago Decenber 2, 1967

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1967. 5 photographic cards, 7 x 6 in., laid into printed folder, folder soiled, prints fine. Likely presented as part of the dedication ceremony of Moore's piece. "On December 2, 1942, a team of scientists led by Italian émigré Enrico Fermi set the world’s first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in motion at Chicago Pile 1, the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor built under the original site of the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field. The event was a decisive step toward the creation of the age of atomic energy, and critically, at the time, to the production of the atomic bomb for use in World War II. Exactly twenty-five years later, on December 2, 1967, the sculpture Nuclear Energy was unveiled as a memorial to the accomplishments of Fermi and his fellow physicists. "The twelve-foot tall bronze sculpture was commissioned by the University of Chicago and created by British artist Henry Moore, one of the most preeminent public sculptors of his generation. Moore designed, modeled, and cast the sculpture between 1963 and 1967-in Moore’s mind, it was both a celebration of this incredible human achievement, and also a warning against the dangers of harnessing such natural, physical power." (University of Chicago). Item #69502

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