Sculpture collection

Bernard Meadows (1915-2005), Startled Bird, 1955
Courtesy Leeds Museums and Galleries
The sculpture collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries include nearly 700 separate works of sculpture, ranging in date from the mid-16th century to the present day, though most come from the 20th century. The vast majority were made by British artists, but we also have works by sculptors from America, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Tunisia and Yugoslavia. Follow the link on this page to see a list of the artists represented in the sculpture collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries. For a comprehensive listing of the sculptures themselves, a concise catalogue published in 2006 is available for sale from the Henry Moore Institute or you can buy it online.
