Out and About: Queering the Museum
Zennor
Barbara Hepworth (1903–75)
1965
Sculpture (bronze)
Description
Barbara Hepworth created this sculpture. Hepworth was a leading figure in modernism and in the St Ives group of artists. The sculpture is said to be inspired by the hamlet of Zennor, close to Hepworth's home in St Ives, Cornwall.
You can learn more about Barbara Hepworth on RAMM’s collections site.
This object was selected by a member of the LGBTQ+ community as part of the Out and About: Queering the Museum at RAMM project. Listen to the attached audio (transcript available) to find out why.
Visual description: Of ovular form, almost pebble-shaped, the sculpture is smooth and dark in colour. The bronze is green-toned and there is an abstract-shaped hole in the centre. It stands on a wooden plinth, which is monographed ‘BH’ and numbered ‘1/7’.
Out and About: Queering the Museum
Listen to an LGBTQ+ person explain why this object from RAMM's collections resonated with them.
Additional Information
- Dimensions
- 135 x 193 mm
- Credit
- Purchased with support from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Art Fund and the Friends of RAMM.
- Accession Number
- 107/1994