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Article: Henry Moore in Toronto.(Features)(Travel)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 26, 2002
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Byline: Barbara Kingstone Special to The Christian Science Monitor
It often seems surprising to people when they learn that the most comprehensive and important public collection of Henry Moore's sculptures in the world is at Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario and was donated by the sculptor himself.
Moore, born in Britain, was a leading light in the English Surrealist movement, and his sculptures have been called "revolutionary" and "brilliantly crafted."
One of the first indications that the Toronto museum could be a haven for Moore's work is the huge "Large Two Forms," which has settled comfortably into a downtown intersection in front of ...