The Archer - Toronto, Ontario - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Archer, by sculptor Henry Moore, can be found at Nathan Phillips Square, in front of the (new) City Hall in Toronto. I don't know how this sculpture got it's nickname The Archer, for years it was just that big thing in Nathan Phillips Square. I think Henry Moore is an acquired taste, it took me years to appreciate his work and now I like it. There is a very good collection of his sculptures at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

"Its official name is Three-Way Piece No. 2, but most Torontonians know the large sculpture in Nathan Phillips Square as the Archer.
Architect Viljo Revell asked British sculptor, Henry Moore, to design and create a statue that would complement the flowing lines of City Hall.

The Archer is a 2.5 tonne bronze free-form statue that rests on a concrete base, surrounded by a floor of concrete embedded with stones.

Although $100,000 had been set aside for a piece of artwork for Nathan Phillips Square, Moore's abstract design created sufficient public controversy that it was initially not accepted by City Council. However, following the death of Viljo Revell, Mayor Phillip Givens undertook a campaign to raise the $100,000 needed to purchase the Archer through private donations.

The Archer was installed in Nathan Phillips Square in 1966."

Source - City of Toronto: (visit link)

Title: The Archer Artist: Henry Moore Media (materials) used: Bronze Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Nathan Phillips Square in front of City Hall (new), Toronto, Ontario Date of creation or placement: 1966

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