His coal-miner father never did approve of Henry Moore's decision to become a sculptor. Says Moore: "He was worried. He thought he would have to support me." Moore fils did quite nicely, becoming one of the most celebrated sculptors of his century and a man whose works, often large and full of holes, have sold for as much as $260,000. To kick off celebrations for his 80th birthday, London's Tate Gallery last week invited Moore and 80 of his special friends to dinner and proudly showed off a prize acquisition: 36 Moore sculptures donated...
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