Square Forms and Circles

Square Forms and Circles is a large bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, made in 1963 in an edition of seven. Standing approximately 2.5 m high, it comprises several flat bronze plates that are rivetted or jointed together, all with a rough surface treatment and greenish patina.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork_type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture at McGill University, Montreal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Redpath Museum and McCord Stewart Museum.

Museum
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The is a of natural history belonging to McGill University and located on the university's campus on Sherbrooke Street West in , , . is situated 180 metres south of Square Forms and Circles.

Museum
The , formerly known as the McCord Museum of Canadian History, is a public research and teaching . The Museum’s Archives, Documentary Art, Dress, Fashion and Textiles, Indigenous Cultures, Material Culture and Photography collections, containing 2.5 million images, objects, documents and works of art, position it as the custodian of a remarkable historical heritage. is situated 340 metres southeast of Square Forms and Circles.

Library
is a historic building at 3461 McTavish Street in , , Canada, on the main campus of McGill University. It was originally the reading room of the Redpath Library, which opened in 1893 as McGill's first dedicated library building. is situated 270 metres south of Square Forms and Circles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Montreal and Quartier des spectacles.

Downtown is the central business district of , and home to its largest concentration of museums, art galleries and shopping, and to the Mont-Royal Park and Montreal's Chinatown.

Neighborhood
is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of , designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals.

is what many visitors come to for: old cobblestoned streets lined with buildings dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, grand old French restaurants, history museums, and the riverfront Old Port.

Square Forms and Circles

Latitude
45.50601° or 45° 30′ 22″ north
Longitude
-73.577° or 73° 34′ 37″ west
Inception
1963
Open location code
87Q8GC4F+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11837836602
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q37382144
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