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A 7-minute video recording created by combining two 3-minute recordings of the 1971 transportation of Henry Moore's "Large Arch" from Louisville, Kentucky to Columbus, Indiana. "Large Arch" was made at the Hermann Noack foundry in Berlin, West…

Henry Moore's "Large Arch" was made using the sand cast process for creating bronze sculptures. The illustration outlines the seven steps in the sand cast process.

A color photo of Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and the library plaza containing Henry Moore's "Large Arch." One person can be seen on the library plaza next to "Large Arch," and another person is on the library steps. On the reverse is Balthazar…

A color photo of community members gathering in the library plaza for the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library dedication ceremony. Photo was taken May 16, 1971, the day the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and Herny Moore's "Large Arch" sculpture were…

A newspaper article from The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) which describes the donation of "Large Arch." The article reports that J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller have agreed to donate Henry Moore's "Large Arch" according to library board president John…

A color photograph of the "Large Arch" construction site while the project was in progress. There is a plywood model of the sculpture at the construction site. Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church and the First Christian Church tower can be seen…

A color photograph of the "Large Arch" construction site while the project was in progress. The Cleo Rogers Memorial Library can be seen on the left, and the Irwin Home is on the right of the construction site. On the reverse is written, "photos by…

Black and white photographs of the installation of Henry Moore's "Large Arch." Workers unpacked "Large Arch" and bolted it to the chosen site in the middle of the library plaza outside of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library. As installation progressed,…

A black and white photograph of Henry Moore's "Large Arch," in its packaging, arriving in Louisville, Kentucky on its way to Columbus. "Large Arch" traveled up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to get to Louisville. On the reverse is a stamp for the…

A photograph negative of Dr. Ard Hoven giving the opening invocation at the dedication of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library. Photo was taken May 16, 1971, the day the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and "Large Arch" sculpture were dedicated.