'Old Flo' safe
July 13 2015
Picture: Art Fund
A Henry Moore sculpture known as 'Old Flo' will not, it seems, now be sold by the London Borough of Hackney. The Borough's recently deposed Mayor, Lutfur Rahman, had pledged to sell the statue, triggering a campaign. Rahman's successor, John Biggs, has now said the piece will not be sold. Good - well done him.
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