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(...)

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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(...)

Date3/10/1967

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Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 place last October. Henry Moore's massive bronze work has been gathering soot and grime all winter. Moore himself will be in Toronto next Tuesday. Coudl this be the reason behind the sudden clean-up?

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