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| Plea over missing 1986 Sir Antony Gormley sculpture | Plea over missing 1986 Sir Antony Gormley sculpture |
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| An appeal has been made to find a life-sized sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley which has been missing for 30 years. | An appeal has been made to find a life-sized sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley which has been missing for 30 years. |
| The artist created the public art as part of the National Garden Festival at Stoke-on-Trent, Historic England said. | The artist created the public art as part of the National Garden Festival at Stoke-on-Trent, Historic England said. |
| It added that the figure of a man, called A View, A Place, overlooked the Fowlea Valley but it was removed when the festival closed in 1986. | |
| Historic England has compiled a list of works that have been lost, sold, stolen or destroyed. | Historic England has compiled a list of works that have been lost, sold, stolen or destroyed. |
| Read more news for Staffordshire | Read more news for Staffordshire |
| The public body that protects England's historic places has appealed to people to get in touch via its website. | The public body that protects England's historic places has appealed to people to get in touch via its website. |
| Stoke-on-Trent historian and author Fred Hughes said the disappearance of the sculpture was "just one of those mysteries of life". | Stoke-on-Trent historian and author Fred Hughes said the disappearance of the sculpture was "just one of those mysteries of life". |
| He said as far as the festival was concerned, the figure was "one of the many" pieces of public art. | He said as far as the festival was concerned, the figure was "one of the many" pieces of public art. |
| Mr Hughes said: "We'd had nothing like this before the festival [in the area]. | Mr Hughes said: "We'd had nothing like this before the festival [in the area]. |
| "To see that art put out into our streets, it was a great leap forward as far as art appreciation was concerned, | "To see that art put out into our streets, it was a great leap forward as far as art appreciation was concerned, |
| "We don't know where it went... Where do you put one of those in your back garden?" | "We don't know where it went... Where do you put one of those in your back garden?" |
| The life-sized lead, fibreglass and plaster statue was placed at the festival's highest point looking out over the Fowlea Valley, Art UK said. | The life-sized lead, fibreglass and plaster statue was placed at the festival's highest point looking out over the Fowlea Valley, Art UK said. |
| Katey Goodwin, head of research and digitisation at the website, said: "It looks like it was among one of his [Sir Antony Gormley's] early ones. | Katey Goodwin, head of research and digitisation at the website, said: "It looks like it was among one of his [Sir Antony Gormley's] early ones. |
| "It would be great if the city had still got [the] Gormley statue." | "It would be great if the city had still got [the] Gormley statue." |