concept:era modern
Single Form
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.