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

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Kenneth Armitage, ‘People in the Wind’ 1950

Kenneth Armitage People in the Wind

1950
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Diarchy’ 1957

Kenneth Armitage Diarchy

1957
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Seated Woman with Square Head (Version B)’ 1955

Kenneth Armitage Seated Woman with Square Head (Version B)

1955
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Sibyl III’ 1961

Kenneth Armitage Sibyl III

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

Kenneth Armitage Pandarus (Version 8)

1963
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Seated Group’ 1960

Kenneth Armitage Seated Group

1960
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Kenneth Armitage Standing Figure

1956
Kenneth Armitage, ‘Square Figure Relief’ 1954

Kenneth Armitage Square Figure Relief

1954
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Features

Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, Edgeworthstown, Co. Westmeath, 1941, Tate Archive
Behind The Scenes

Archives & Access Project: Cracked looking-glass of a servant: Ireland and ‘quite Irish’ art in Tate Archive

Darragh O’Donoghue

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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 ...

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
Henry Moore Moore's maquette studio at Hoglands, Hertfordshire, as he left it on his death in 1986
Essay

The Bronze Age: Henry Moore

Chris Turner

Henry Moore's global fame cast a huge shadow over a generation of younger British sculptors. Chris Turner examines the ...

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]
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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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Related art terms

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