Kenneth Armitage

1916–2002

Kenneth Armitage, ‘People in the Wind’ 1950
People in the Wind 1950
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Biography

William Kenneth Armitage (18 July 1916 – 22 January 2002) was a British sculptor known for his semi-abstract bronzes.

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Artworks

Kenneth Armitage, ‘People in the Wind’ 1950

Kenneth Armitage People in the Wind

1950
T00366
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Diarchy’ 1957

Kenneth Armitage Diarchy

1957
On display at Tate Britain part of Other Gallery Spaces T01268
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Sibyl III’ 1961

Kenneth Armitage Sibyl III

1961
T00518
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Pandarus (Version 8)’ 1963

Kenneth Armitage Pandarus (Version 8)

1963
T11754
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Seated Woman with Square Head (Version B)’ 1955

Kenneth Armitage Seated Woman with Square Head (Version B)

1955
T03708
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Square Figure Relief’ 1954

Kenneth Armitage Square Figure Relief

1954
T00186
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Balanced Figure’ 1960–1

Kenneth Armitage Balanced Figure

1960–1
View by appointment P06015
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Seated Group’ 1960

Kenneth Armitage Seated Group

1960
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Features

Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, Edgeworthstown, Co. Westmeath, 1941, Tate Archive
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Archives & Access Project: Cracked looking-glass of a servant: Ireland and ‘quite Irish’ art in Tate Archive

Darragh O’Donoghue

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Turner’s ‘Chelsea’ palette, used at the end of his life
Tate Papers

Tate Papers no.2: Autumn 2004

Tate Papers no.2, Autumn 2004 edition featuring painting, conservation, new media and materials
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Pandarus (Version 8)’ 1963
Tate Papers

Kenneth Armitage’s Pandarus (version 8)

Toby Treves

This paper concentrates on the making and meaning of Kenneth Armitage Pandarus (version 8) 1963, which was recently presented to ...

Henry Moore Moore's maquette studio at Hoglands, Hertfordshire, as he left it on his death in 1986
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The Bronze Age: Henry Moore

Chris Turner

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Sketches, letters, etc.

Kenneth Armitage, recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore, ‘Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed Connemara, County Galway’ [c.1938]

Kenneth Armitage, recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed Connemara, County Galway

[c.1938]
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Kenneth Armitage, recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore, ‘Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed Cavalaire’ [May 1953]

Kenneth Armitage, recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed Cavalaire

[May 1953]
View by appointment TGA 9920/2/229
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Notebook recording details of works by Kenneth Armitage’ 1957–60

Kenneth Armitage Notebook recording details of works by Kenneth Armitage

1957–60
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