Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 "successfully added the contours of natural forms as well as a distinct hint of classicism to the repose of his figures, yet preserved that sense of immutability conveyed by the Mexican Chacmool figures that had so profoundly influenced the younger artist." Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 is a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore. The sculpture, catalogued as "LH 336", was cast in an edition of four (or "3+1"; one being retained by the artist). The artist's copy was given to the Henry Moore Foundation and is on display in their sculpture garden around his old house at
Mother and Child Scheme as Browne's tactless handling of the Catholic Church forced the moderates into silence, allowing the anti-Mother and Child Scheme members of the hierarchy under McQuaid to set the agenda. Many in the Anglican Church of Ireland community also disagreed with the scheme; the "Church of Ireland Gazette" saw it as 'communist' interference in the family. Many doctors disapproved of the scheme, some on principle, others because they feared a loss of income and a fear of becoming a kind of civil servant, referring to the plan as "socialised medicine". Browne refused to back down on the issue but received little