henry Moore sculpture outside York Minster.

[tortoise4]

I recall a sculpture by Henry Moore situated outside York Minster / opposite the Minster school under a group of trees. The area where the sculpture laid is still empty. Was Moore's sculpture moved when the more recent statue of Augustus was placed directly outside the Minster? Where has it gone? I belive it was titled "Female figure in Repose" or something like that.

[Mr Veritas]

Hello there,
Well,I have had a really good google about,and I cannot find a reference to a Henry Moore statue at the Minster,which is not so say it wan't there.
This:~
http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk/matrix_engine/content.php?page_id=922 /> is the contact page of The Henry Moore Foundation,which is the governing body (so to speak) of all Henry Moore's works of art,if they don't know what is was,and where it is now,nobody does!
Good Luck.

PS:~
Many of Moore's outdoor placed statues have gone to be microchipped,as quite a few have been stolen.I wonder if this has happened to yours?

[Mr Veritas]

PS:~
Please ignore the fact that stupid AB has included the link with muy answer,just click on the first line and it should be alright?

[tortoise4]

Thank you, MrVeritas. I have pasted my original query to the link you posted and sent in to the Henry Moore foundation.

[tortoise4]

You are correct that there used to be a Moore sculpture in York. The sculpture was Upright Motive No.9 1979 (LH 586a) and was on loan from the Henry Moore Foundation and sited outside York Cathedral. We believe that Moore's sculptures benefit from a change of location from time to time, so that they can be appreciated in different types of settings - landscape or architectural, and provide exposure to Moore's work in different parts of the world. This sculpture can now be seen in the sculpture garden at the Museum of Modern Art in Tel-Aviv. Other casts can be found nearby at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and also in Tamarind Park, Honolulu; Hofstra University; Nelsen-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; private collection on loan to Philadelphia Museum of Art.