Harold Moody
Entry ID
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103 (03/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Harold Moody
Description of the sculpture
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A bronze portrait bust of Dr Harold Moody, the artist’s brother. It was cast in 1997 based on a work from 1946.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Head
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 40.5 cm
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Width: 23 cm
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Depth: 27.5 cm
Materials
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Bronze
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – black
Inscriptions
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Back of Neck: 'Moody.'
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking outwards (engaging viewer)
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1997
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Commemorative
Original display setting
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Secular Civic: other
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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6380
Provenance history
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1996: purchased by the National Portrait Gallery
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Harold Moody |
Related objects | E22 Man-Made Object |
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/35, . (no date) ‘Harold Moody’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/880
