Three Hemispheres, Barbara Hepworth

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Barbara Hepworth, Three Hemispheres
Barbara Hepworth, Three Hemispheres
Barbara Hepworth
Three Hemispheres
1967
Barbara Hepworth, artist
1903–1975
Three Hemispheres, 1967
Where object was made: England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: bronze
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): with base 15.2 x 37.5 x 22 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 6 0.98425 x 14 3/4 x 8 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Louis Sosland
Accession number: 1977.0081
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The artist is Barbara Hepworth, born 1903 in Wakefield, England, died 1975, St. Ives, England. The title of the work is Three Hemispheres, created in 1967. The work is made of bronze.
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Three Hemispheres is a sculpture consisting of three polished bronze halves of a sphere, with concave indentations on their flat sides. They are each about five inches in diameter and are a highly reflective polished brass. They are grouped in the center of a rectangular base that is also highly polished bronze and is about eight inches wide, twelve inches long, and about 1 inch thick. The flat surfaces of the first hemisphere faces toward us at a slight angle. Its spherical portion is touching a second hemisphere. The two are placed so that their flat surfaces are at about right angles to each other. The third hemisphere faces away from the other two and does not touch them. It is slightly removed from them and has a hole cut through its center.