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    Valuable Hepworth sculpture stolen from UK park

    LONDON (AP) — Thieves have stolen a large bronze sculpture by one of Britain's most important modern sculptors from a London park.

    The sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, called "Two Forms (Divided Circle)," was discovered missing Tuesday morning after it was ripped from its plinth in south London's Dulwich Park.

    Local government officials said they will ask police and their metal theft unit to investigate the matter immediately.

    The theft came after Metropolitan Police on Monday dedicated a unit to tackle those who steal cables and car metal parts for scrap metal — a growing problem as prices for copper, lead and bronze soar.

    The sculpture had been insured for 500,000 pounds (US$783,080) and is considered one of Hepworth's most important later works.

    Local officials are offering a reward of 1,000 pounds for information leading to the arrest of the thieves.

     

    31 comments

    • ConstantCraving  •  5 mths ago
      I thought London was blanketed with cameras. There's no footage of someone lugging this thing away?
      • Boomer 5 mths ago
        Forget about lugging it away...How long did it take to dismount the silly thing???
    • Strack  •  Tacoma, United States  •  5 mths ago
      what this world has become! Stealing from the public for selfish gain is despicable.
    • Slim  •  Oklahoma City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Insured for 500,000 pounds. Offering 1000 pound reward. Sounds like they don't want it returned.
    • Paul  •  Gainesville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Is it worth it's weight in bronze?
    • doppelgänger  •  5 mths ago
      Art critiques can be so brutal.
    • sg  •  Hollywood, United States  •  5 mths ago
      1) who will buy? 2) how will they get it out of the country?
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      What an ugly piece of scrap metal! For year, snooty elitists have told us that this crap is great art, and filled our parks with this pretentious rubbish.
      • Normal Guy 5 mths ago
        Agree, those who are least talented spit out so call "contemporary art" and some Art Critics and snobs with no cash flow problems support this bull......
    • Stink*Foot  •  5 mths ago
      Seems to me someone did a FAVOR and TOOK OUT the GARBAGE! ;)-~
      • Stink*Foot 5 mths ago
        To think I only ended up here cause i thought it said HEMP............ ;)-~
      • PDG 5 mths ago
        Um... where did it say that again?
    • Diana  •  5 mths ago
      Just from reading all comments, I can see that my comments do not concur. I love it when we can beautify our world with sculptures in parks. I think that it really stinks that someone can steel this, hope to melt it down, or whatever, to make a buck. It falls along the same type of person who would key a car, or spray paint grafitti..not cool.
    • jake  •  Boston, United States  •  5 mths ago
      who would want it
    • Larry  •  5 mths ago
      The joke is on the thieves here.......
    • Telstar62  •  Warren, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Hope it's recovered intact.
      • Sonata 5 mths ago
        Yep hope they get it back.
    • Leeroy Jenkins  •  5 mths ago
      Do you have any idea what bronze is worth at the scrapyard these days? I figure it's good for about 20 quid, and a Mini Cooper.
    • Wes  •  Carlisle, Pennsylvania  •  5 mths ago
      Melt it down, sell it for scrap. It's finally worth something.
    • Sam  •  5 mths ago
      An "important modern sculptor"? Since when are they "important"? I mean, their work may be good, but it's not crucial to anyone's well being, except possibly their own.
    • Michael  •  Everett, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Boy are they lucky, to get rid of that pile of junk!
    • Don Hardy  •  Atlanta, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Looks like a drunken ants head. Now they can put up something else.
    • Fiddlesticks  •  Charlottesville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      The base alone is much nicer.
    • Breathe  •  5 mths ago
      "Thieves have stolen a large bronze sculpture by one of Britain's most important modern sculptors from a London park."
      Obviously not THAT important if they put it in a public park. Only a matter of time.
    • none  •  5 mths ago
      Cash in on the insurance and get rid of the base, call it a day a #$%$ good day.
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