Artwork Details
- Title
- Rock Form (Porthcurno)
- Artist
- Barbara Hepworth (1903 – 1975)
- Year
- 1964; installed 1979; relocated 2012; (Cast #1/6)
- Medium
- Bronze, on granite base
- Dimensions
- Height 8'5″, width 2'6", depth 1'9" (base height 3'5″, width 3'2″)
Artwork Description
One of the 20th century’s most eminent sculptors, Dame Barbara Hepworth created abstract works influenced by natural shapes. This bronze is based on rock forms around Porthcurno, a village near her studio in Cornwall, England. Several other casts are located at sites around the world, including the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.
Hepworth was a friend of Henry Moore, whose sculpture Three Way Piece Number 1: Points is placed nearby. Rock Form (Porthcurno) was donated to Association for Public Art in 2011 by arts patron David N. Pincus, and installed in 2012.
Artwork Credits
Commissioned by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
Gift of David N. Pincus to Association for Public Art
Owned by the Association for Public Art