Tortoises with Triangle and Time explained

Tortoises with Triangle and Time
Artist:Wendy Taylor
Medium:Bronze sculpture
Subject:Tortoises with a sundial
Height Metric:549
Width Metric:660
Length Metric:619
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:London
Coordinates:51.5037°N -0.2073°W
Owner:Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Accession:W1_JR_S003

Tortoises with Triangle and Time is an outdoor bronze sculpture in Holland Park, Kensington, London, England, adjacent to Abbotsbury Road.[1] The work is by the sculptor Wendy Taylor and was created in 2000 to celebrate the Millennium.[2] It features two tortoises and a large triangle that forms a sundial.

The sculpture is 549cm height × 660cm width × 619cm depth.[3] It was commissioned by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Sculpture at Goodwood.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sculpture: Tortoises with triangle and time . London Remembers . 5 September 2023 . 5 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230905120640/https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/tortoises-with-triangle-and-time . live .
  2. Web site: Tortoises with Triangle and Time . Wendy Taylor Sculptor . UK . 5 September 2023 . 6 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906133639/https://wendytaylorsculpture.co.uk/work/tortoises-with-triangle-and-time/ . live .
  3. Web site: Tortoises with Triangle and Time . . 5 September 2023 . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423062731/https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/tortoises-with-triangle-and-time-302699 . live .