Porthmeor Beach, St Ives with the entrance to the Tate gallery on the right.

Tate St Ives is an art museum in St Ives, Cornwall, England, exhibiting work by modern British artists, including work of the St Ives School. The building, designed by architects Evans and Shaleff, lies on the site of the old gas works overlooking Porthmeor Beach. It was opened to the public in 1993 – the fifth museum to be opened by Tate after Tate Britain, Tate Modern and Tate Liverpool and the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (also in St Ives and managed by Tate since 1980). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1295x839, 174 KB) St Ives Cornwall. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1295x839, 174 KB) St Ives Cornwall. ... St Ives harbour and the local rescue lifeboat. ... An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings and sculpture. ... St Ives harbour and the local rescue lifeboat. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Tate can refer to: Places Tate, Georgia, a town in the United States The Tate Gallery, London, named after founder Henry Tate. ... Tate Britain is a part of the Tate Gallery in Britain, along with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. ... Tate Modern from the Millennium Bridge Tate Modern from St Pauls Cathedral. ... The Tate Liverpool is located in Albert Dock, Liverpool. ... The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th century sculptors house and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there. ... Tate can refer to: Places Tate, Georgia, a town in the United States The Tate Gallery, London, named after founder Henry Tate. ...

Recently, a new extension to the gallery has been proposed in response to the large numbers of visitors the gallery attracts, with the aims of providing better education spaces and accommodating larger works of art. The plans have met with fierce objections from some parts of the local community.

History of 20th-century art in St Ives: the 'St Ives School'

In 1920, Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada set up a pottery in St Ives, creating the town's first connection to international 20th-century art. Bernard Howell Leach (1887–1979), a British studio potter. ... Hamada Shoji (born: December 9, 1894, Tokyo, Japan - died January 5, 1978, Mashiko) was a Japanese potter. ...

In 1928, an important meeting between Alfred Wallis, Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood started the development of north Cornwall seaside resort of St Ives as an artists' colony. Alfred Wallis (18 August 1855 - 29 August 1942) was an English fisherman and artist. ... Ben Nicholson (April 10, 1894 - February 6, 1982), British abstract painter, was born in Denham, Buckinghamshire. ... John Christopher Wood (7 April 1901 – 21 August 1930), often called Kit, was an English painter. ...

With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo settled in St Ives, establishing an outpost for the abstract avant-garde movement in west Cornwall. After the war ended, a new and younger generation of artists emerged. These included Peter Lanyon, John Wells, Roger Hilton, Bryan Wynter, Patrick Heron, Terry Frost and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... Hepworths Family of Man, Bronze, 1970 at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10, 1903 – May 20, 1975), born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was one of the most important British artists of the 20th century. ... Naum Gabo (born Naum Neemia Pevsner August 5, 1890 in Briansk Russia died August 23, 1977 in Waterbury Connecticut) was a prominent sculptor in the Constructivism movement and a pioneer of Kinetic Art He changed his name to avoid confusion with his older brother, Antoine Pevsner. ... Peter Lanyon (1918-1964) was a painter of landscapes leaning heavily towards abstraction. ... John Wells (1907-2000) was an artist and maker of relief constructions, associated with the St Ives group. ... Roger Hilton was one of the pioneers of abstract art in post-war Britain. ... Bryan Wynter (1915-1975) was one of the St. ... Patrick Heron (1920 - 1999), was a leading St Ives artist. ... Sir Terry Frost (born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost) (October 13, 1915 - September 1, 2003) was a British artist noted for his abstracts. ... Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912 - 2004) was one of the foremost British abstract artists. ...

Whilst Tate St Ives seeks to preserve the history of twentieth-century art in St Ives, the gallery also exhibits new work from artists working further afield. The gallery's artist residency programme aims to develop the professional practice of artists who live and work in Cornwall.

See also

• Barbara Hepworth Museum
• List of St Ives artists

The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th century sculptors house and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there. ... A list of St. ...

External link

• Tate St Ives website