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Bronze sculpture (1961–1964) by Barbara Hepworth. United Nations plaza, New York City. A 6.4-metre upright bronze form with a circular perforation near the top, commissioned as a memorial to UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.

Scholarly Significance

Most publicly prominent post-war British sculpture; commissioned as memorial to Dag Hammarskjöld after his death in 1961.