Harlow Sculpture Town

After spending a couple of days in Much Hadham seeing Henry Moore's Studios and Gardens I took a taxi to Harlow, England or otherwise known as Harlow Sculpture Town.

Church

It was Sunday and I wanted to go to church while in England. Harlow was the closest meeting place for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I got a taxi from Much Hadham to Harlow. It was a wonderful meeting. I met some very nice people and got to sit in with the children in primary.

Ok on to Harlow. After church one of the people at church drove me to the city center. Since it was raining I did see as many of the sculptures as I would have liked. In 1953, not long after World War II the town of Harlow wanted to beautify their town and bring great art into the public for the people living and working in in the area. There are now over 100 public artworks throughout the town. I mainly stayed around the fountain area.

Henry Moore

There were two Henry Moore sculptures right by the main fountain.

Family Group is unique because it is stone. It is also inside. Since it was Sunday the building was closed. I was glad I could get the picture below through the glass. The Family Group was commissioned by the town in 1953 and was one of Henry Moore's first major public works.


Upright Motive No. 2		Family Group

Boar

Elisabeth was commissioned to make a stone boar in 1957, at the age of 27. It was later replaced with the bronze one that I saw in the fountain.

There were some fish that were following me around the fountain as I was taking pictures of the sculptures.

Bird

This bronze bird is by Hebe Comerford and was made in 1983. It was cute that there were birds at the base when I was getting a picture of it.

Eve

Here is Eve by Auguste Rodin. I really like Rodin and it was amazing to be out in this public space and so many people walking past it not caring or knowing what a great sculptor Rodin is. I had lunch at the Five Guys in the background.

Seven Reliefs/Mosaics

I got a pictures of some of the mosaics on the fountain made by William Mitchell in 1963. Some were chipping and it was worn down. It made me a bit sad, like the Eve that had bird poop on her and people just walked past.