Conversations with Magic Stones (Magic Stone Three) explained

Conversations with Magic Stones (Magic Stone 3)
Artist:	Barbara Hepworth
Year:	1973
Type:	bronze
Height Imperial:	36
Width Imperial:	48
Length Imperial:	24
Imperial Unit:	in
Metric Unit:	cm
City:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Museum:	Lynden Sculpture Garden
Coordinates:	43.1742°N -87.9356°W
Owner:	Bradley 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]

Design

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.

Notes and References

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