Model For Sculpture For Waterloo Bridge (Reclining Figure)
Date
(1946-1947)
Artist
Barbara Hepworth, British, b. Wakefield, England, 1903–1975
Provenance
The artist, Cornwall, England, 1946 - ca. 1957
Harold Diamond Gallery, NY, to 25 June 1957
JHH, NY, 25 June 1957 - 17 May 1966
Gift of JHH, 1966
Exhibition History
Wakefield City Art Gallery, England. "Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings," 19 May - 7 July 1961, no. 31, as "Model for Waterloo Bridge." Tour: York City Art Gallery, 14 July - 12 August 1961; Manchester Art Gallery, 24 September - 21 October 1961.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Barbara Hepworth: The Hirshhorn Museum Collection, 23 April - 19 July 1981, no catalog.
Published References
Hodin, J.P. Barbara Hepworth (New York: David McKay, 1961), no. 144 (as "Model for Sculpture for Waterloo Bridge," 1946-7).
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School
British Modernist Sculpture
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.2440
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
4 X 8 1/2 X 2 7/8 IN. (10.1 X 21.6 X 7.4 CM.)
