Bronze cast. Modelled 1882 Height 170 cm  – Water Gardens, Town Centre  Eve was purchased on behalf of the Development Corporation and donated to the Trust by Ben Hyde Harvey. Ben Hyde Harvey was General Manager of the Harlow Development Corporation and a Trustee (The Harvey Center was named after him). Sir Philip Hendy used his influence to acquire the work from the Rodin Museum in Paris for £2,360 in 1959. The cast was one of a limited edition. Originally sited on Broad Walk with the intention of it being sited in the Water Gardens once complete. The plinth or base remained in Broard Walk after Eve’s move to the Water Gardens in 1963. Trigon by Lyn Chadwick is now sited on this plinth. In 1987 at attempt was made to steal Eve by wrapping a chain around its base, whilst the sculpture was not stolen it was damaged and was taken away for repair. There was plenty of discussion between the Trust and the Council at the time regarding the state of the water gardens. The Water Gardens were in a state of disrepair. Works in the collection rarely get vandalised, however if an area becomes run down and not maintained/cleaned […]