Barbara Hepworth at her studio in St Ives, working on the sculpture 'Contrapuntal Forms' for the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain

Date:
25 Oct 1950
Location:
Trewyn Studio, Barnoon Hill, St. Ives, St Ives, Cornwall
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Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, Barnoon Hill, St. Ives, Cornwall
Reference:
OP32772
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: "Barbara Hepworth working on her sculpture for the Festival of Britain Exhibition 1951, South Bank, London at her St. Ives, Cornwall studio."

The stone sculpture symolised 'the Spirit of Discovery' and weighed 9 tons. It was commissioned by the Arts Council, and was displayed on a pedestal outside the Dome of Discovery at the South Bank Exhibition.

Content

This is part of the Collection: FOB01 Festival of Britain official photographs

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Sculptor: Hepworth, Barbara

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Sculpture, Mid 20th Century Artists Studio, Art And Design, People, Women's History