The Sunbathers sculpture depicting a man and woman holding hands by Peter Laszlo Peri on the north wall of the Station Gate of the South Bank Exhibition during the Festival of Britain

Date:
1951
Location:
South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
AA51/06841
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The sculpture was originally titled “Sunbathing Group”. After the Festival of Britain closed, the sculpture disappeared and it was presumed to be lost. Historic England held an exhibition of lost art in 2016, and the work was rediscovered in pieces at The Clarendon Hotel in Blackheath. It was restored, and returned to display in a succession of dites around London, including the South Bank Centre and Waterloo Station.

Content

This is part of the Series: MWP03/01 Photographic Negatives taken by Mary W Parry; within the Collection: MWP03 Mary W Parry Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Parry, Mary W

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Sculpture, Exhibition