harlow is the home to a major collection of public sculptures (over 100 in total) by artists such as auguste rodin, henry moore, barbara hepworth, and ralph brown. many of these are owned by the harlow art trust, an organisation set up in 1953 by the lead architect of harlow frederick gibberd. gibberd had idealistic notions of the new town as a place where people who might not normally have access to art could enjoy great sculptures by great artists on every street corner. consequently, almost all of harlow's sculpture collection is in the open air, in shopping centres, housing estates and parks around the town.