Conversations with Magic Stones (Magic Stone Three)

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Conversations with Magic Stones (Magic Stone 3)
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Artist Barbara Hepworth
Year1973
Type bronze
Dimensions91 cm× 120 cm× 61 cm(36 in× 48 in× 24 in)
Location Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°10′27″N87°56′08″W / 43.1742226°N 87.9356347°W / 43.1742226; -87.9356347 Coordinates: 43°10′27″N87°56′08″W / 43.1742226°N 87.9356347°W / 43.1742226; -87.9356347
OwnerBradley Family Foundation

Conversations with Magic Stones (Magic Stone Three) is a public art work by English artist Barbara Hepworth located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The sculpture is an abstract, modified cube form made of bronze; it is installed on the lawn. [2] Originally, this work was created as part of a multi-part sculpture with two other bronze "magic stones" (eight-sided polyhedrons) and three "figures" (vertical abstract sculptures). [3] One of these other works, Conversations with Magic Stones (Figure Three) , is also installed at the Lynden Sculpture Garden.

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References

  1. Bradley Family Foundation (2012). "Magic Stone Three of Conversations with Magic Stones (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. "Magic Stone Three of Conversations with Magic Stones". Collection. Lynden Sculpture Garden. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. "Conversation with Magic Stones". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 2022-11-21.