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4, 5 & 6 Works by, respectively, Robert Adams, called because its elements roughly equate to those Gallery, Montreal, and Manhattan Gallery, Los
Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, in the Sculp- letters of the alphabet. Kneale's new version is over Angeles, but is perhaps best known for his consider-
ture in the City Festival organized by Mrs Jeanette ten feet high and about eighteen feet across. able sculptural and mural commissions, notably at
Jackson for the City of London during two weeks at William Pye, another exhibitor, says of the project: Kennedy Airport, the Plaza of the Peachtree Center,
the beginning of July. Sheldon Williams writes: 'In 'What we should be seeking is sculpture, public Atlanta—a 33 ft.-high sculpture 20 ft. wide at the
all, over 50 sculptors were approached to take part. sculpture that is, which bridges the difference in base—and the Place Ville Marie, Montreal. Among
They range in achievement from Moore and Hep- scale between architecture and the men and women his earliest major commissions were two murals for
worth to students still at St. Martin's. Each was con- who use that architecture. In this way modern sculp- the Brussels World's Fair of 1958.
sulted about the sort of work he would like to see on ture can help make sense of the monumental urban
show at a proposed site within the boundaries of the site in human terms.'
square mile. There are sculptures for the open air, Among the newer names, John Hilliard, Gerard
for public areas in large commercial blocks and Hemsworth and Wendy Taylor are in the space on
banks, and for the privacy of offices and boardrooms. the south side of St. Paul's, in the Ralli Patio, and on
Work by another group has been directed into the St Peter's Hill. Wendy Taylor was able to place her
City churches. work on the gravel area next to the Information
The Festival offers the chance to see fine works in Centre on St Peter's Hill.
beautiful and often historic settings. It also demo- 7 Drawing in space, aluminium, 5 ft. high, by Robert
strates the intention of business to pull abreast of Helsmoortel, the Belgian born American-naturalized
current movements in British sculpture. sculptor who recently showed his work in a private
Bryan Kneale is among those who have made a house in Chelsea. Helsmoortel has exhibited widely
special work. This is a large-scale version of Saias in Europe and North America, and has had recent
(shown in his last exhibition at the Redfern), so shows at Poindexter, New York, Waddington