Richard Long first came to prominence during the late 1960s. He was among a generation of British artists who wanted to extend the possibilities of sculpture beyond the confines of traditional materials. (© Tate, London 2014)1960s worksA Line Made by Walking, 1967, AR00142 [RB]England 1967, 1967, AL00183 [RB]England 1968, 1968, AL00210 [RB & KJ]1970s worksA Sculpture Left by the Tide, 1970, AL00184 [RB]Silbury Hill, 1970-71, AL00214 [RB]Connemara Sculpture, 1971, AL00215 [RB]A Line of Sticks in Somerset, 1974, AL00189 [RB]A 25 Day Walk in Nepal, 1975, AL00216 [RB]A Circle in Ireland, 1975, AL00203 [RB]A Circle in Alaska, 1977, AL00212 [RB & KJ]Circle in Africa, 1978, AL00218 [RB]A Line in Japan, 1979, AL00204 [RB]River Avon Book, 1979, AR00144 [RB]1980s worksSomerset Willow Line, 1980, AR00615 [RB]River Avon Mud Drawings, Ten Mud-sipped papers, 1988, AR00616 [RB]Waterlines, 1989, AL00205 [RB & KJ]1990s & 2000s worksNile (Papers of River Muds), 1990, AR00599 [RB]In the Cloud, 1991, AR00143 [RB]Cornish Slate Ellipse, 2009, AR00703 [RB] [RB | Ruth Burgon; KJ | Katya Johnson] This article was published on 2025-01-21