Toronto Three Way Piece No.2

Three Way Piece No.2: Archer is a large sculpture by the British artist Henry Moore. Two casts exist: cast 1 in Toronto,[2] cast 2 is owned by the National Gallery, Berlin.[3] The work is 340 cm long and 325 cm high.[4] A plaster cast of the work was also made, and was shown in June 1965 at the Queen's Theatre in London as part of a memorial service to T.S. Eliot.[5]

The Finnish architect Viljo Revell asked Moore to create a sculpture in keeping with the flowing lines of his new Toronto City Hall on Nathan Phillips Square. The sculpture, although controversial when purchased in 1966 is now considered part of Toronto's civic heritage.[6][7] The work was originally to cost $120,000; Moore eventually sold the bronze to Toronto for $100,000, on the condition that he could make a second cast for the National Gallery in Berlin.[8] The first bronze cast was exhibited for the first time in Arnhem, The Netherlands, in 1966; it was unveiled in Toronto on October 26 that year.[9]Read more