Bon Voyage, Adam

Will it fit into the boot of my car? wonders Anna Robinson, Head of House and Collections at Harewood House in Yorkshire. At least that's what she appears to be wondering while posing on that ladder. She's probably thinking What a great photo shoot for my CV. Sir Jacob Epstein's Adam (1939) is booked to appear at the Royal Academy of Arts' exhibition Modern British Sculpture on 22 January. Lord Harewood bought this rude monster in 1961. Carved from a single block of Derbyshire alabaster, it stands 7ft tall and weighs 2 tonnes. To move it for its journey to London requires an A-frame, winch and trackway, scaffolding to support the steps and undercroft of Harewood House and a hiab (a lorry with a crane attached) to lift Adam on to the lorry that will transport him. The expense! Why bother?