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Plywood curtain for 'Archer'. Workmen keep eye on Three Way Piece No. 2-The Archer, but wooden fence keeps public's eye off it until it is unveiled to(...)
Plywood curtain for 'Archer'. Workmen keep eye on Three Way Piece No. 2-The Archer, but wooden fence keeps public's eye off it until it is unveiled to(...)

Plywood curtain for 'Archer'. Workmen keep eye on Three Way Piece No. 2-The Archer, but wooden fence keeps public's eye off it until it is unveiled to(...)

Date10/25/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Plywood curtain for 'Archer'. Workmen keep eye on Three Way Piece No. 2-The Archer; but wooden fence keeps public's eye off it until it is unveiled tomorrow. The $100;000 bronze by Henry Moore is pet project of Mayor Givens who organized campaign to buy it.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0104319F
Controversial piece: The hulking bronze sculpture of The Archer caused a public furor when it was brought to grace the square outside Toronto City Hall at taxpayers' expense
Controversial piece: The hulking bronze sculpture of The Archer caused a public furor when it was brought to grace the square outside Toronto City Hall at taxpayers' expense
8/31/1986
Dawn raiders scrub the archer. City Hall cleaners staged a dawn raid on The Archer today and gave the sculpture its first cleaning since it was put in(...)
Dawn raiders scrub the archer. City Hall cleaners staged a dawn raid on The Archer today and gave the sculpture its first cleaning since it was put in(...)
3/10/1967
Moore's Archer. new city hall are signs of today's dynamic Toronto. They typify the expansionist platform on which Mayor Givens is seeking re-election
Moore's Archer. new city hall are signs of today's dynamic Toronto. They typify the expansionist platform on which Mayor Givens is seeking re-election
10/27/1966
Sculpture - Archer, The
Sculpture - Archer, The
10/25/1966
Art lovers. The hospitable curve of the Archer, the Henry Moore sculpture at Toronto City Hall, was just too inviting for these young lovers to resist(...)
Art lovers. The hospitable curve of the Archer, the Henry Moore sculpture at Toronto City Hall, was just too inviting for these young lovers to resist(...)
9/17/1979
Controller William Dennison and Moore's sculpture, Archer
Controller William Dennison and Moore's sculpture, Archer
10/2/1966
The clamshell dome of City Hall's Council Chamber forms an effective backdrop for Henry Moore's The Archer, seen from the 14th floor of a nearby buldi(...)
The clamshell dome of City Hall's Council Chamber forms an effective backdrop for Henry Moore's The Archer, seen from the 14th floor of a nearby buldi(...)
10/2/1966
The morning after-The archer in daylight
The morning after-The archer in daylight
10/28/1966
Open air skating and the archer proved a strong draw to phillips square
Open air skating and the archer proved a strong draw to phillips square
10/30/1966
Meet 'John Galt'. Strak and unabashed stands this sculpture, John Galt, among the hundreds of pieces of art on display in City Hall Square. So far the(...)
Meet 'John Galt'. Strak and unabashed stands this sculpture, John Galt, among the hundreds of pieces of art on display in City Hall Square. So far the(...)
6/18/1965
More public art: Moving east just a few feet beyond the garden, one is confronted by yet more artwork, this time in the form of the Citysite Sculptures sponsored by Visual Arts Ontario
More public art: Moving east just a few feet beyond the garden, one is confronted by yet more artwork, this time in the form of the Citysite Sculptures sponsored by Visual Arts Ontario
6/23/1982
Celebrity team's Don Harron (centre) keeps eye on action in game with Thunderbirds
Celebrity team's Don Harron (centre) keeps eye on action in game with Thunderbirds
11/21/1978