Summary
A slate memorial plaque dedicated to the artist Peter Lanyon, set into the face of a carn boulder (inscribed 'Peter Lanyon, artist. 1918-1963').
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Monument Types
- PLAQUE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
A memorial plaque dedicated to the artist Peter Lanyon, comprising a slate plaque set into the face of a carn boulder (inscribed 'Peter Lanyon, artist. 1918-1963', see Fig 13). A natural rock basin has formed on the top of the rock. Trevalgan must have been a special place for the artist, since it is the title of one of a series of paintings made between 1950 and 1953 relating to a journey along the coast between St Ives and St Just. Lanyon saw the West Penwith landscape as a multi-layered experience containing industrial, agricultural, spiritual and mythical aspects, and sought to express these in his paintings (Dalton 2000, 2).
References
- SNA64887 - National Trust Report: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001. Archaeological and Historical Assessment - Rosewall and Little Trevalgan Hills, St Ives, Zennor.
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Associated Events
- ENA6295 - Field Survey, Archaeological and Historical Assessment - Rosewall and Little Trevalgans Hills, St Ives, Zennor
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