Monolith (Empyrean) Sculpture In Grounds Of Kenwood is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1998. Sculpture.
Monolith (Empyrean) Sculpture In Grounds Of Kenwood
- WRENN ID
- silver-chimney-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1998
- Type
- Sculpture
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Monolith (Empyrean) sculpture is a vertical abstract sculpture created in 1953 by Barbara Hepworth for the London County Council. Originally located on the South Bank, it was moved to the grounds of Kenwood in 1963. The sculpture is made of carved limestone and stands nearly nine feet high, featuring a vertical pierced slab. In the early 1950s, Hepworth was reaching maturity as a sculptor, and this piece is an early example of her interest in standing stones within the landscape. It has been suggested that the sculpture commemorates the death of Hepworth's son, Paul Skeaping, who was killed while flying for the RAF in Malaya in 1953. The sculpture complements its setting at Kenwood.
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