Public art & sculpture · London
Winged Figure
Winged Figure in England London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Winged Figure is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1963. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Winged Figure (BH 315) is a 1963 sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth. One of Hepworth's best known works, it has been displayed in London since April 1963, on Holles Street near the junction with Oxford Street, mounted on the south-east side of the John Lewis department store. It is estimated that the sculpture is seen by approximately 200 million people each year. It was granted a Grade II* listing in January 2016.
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Background
History
The new John Lewis store on Oxford Street replaced earlier war-damaged premises. The building was designed by architects Slater & Uren in 1956 and reopened in 1961. John Lewis originally approached Jacob Epstein to create a sculpture to decorate the plain Portland stone side wall of the new store, but he declined as he was engaged on other commissions. Instead, in May 1961, John Lewis asked six other artists to propose designs. In addition to Hepworth – whose breakthrough public sculpture, Meridian, had recently been installed outside State House on Holborn – the others were Ralph Brown, Geoffrey Clarke, Tony Hollaway, Stefan Knapp, William Mitchell and Hans Tisdall. None of their initial…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5151, -0.1445
- Address
- 248 Oxford Street, London
- Established
- 1963
- Official site
- twistmuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q16903550 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Winged Figure (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winged Figure?
- Winged Figure is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5151°, -0.1445°.
- When was Winged Figure built?
- Winged Figure dates to 1963.