'Lucinda' by Gerda Rubinstein, Gibberd Garden, Harlow

A fibre-glass sculpture of a nude young woman titled 'Lucinda' by Gerda Rubinstein - said to be sculptured from memory of her daughter, after skinny-dipping in Pincey Brook, which meanders at the bottom of the Gibberd Garden. Sir Frederick noted, "Her figure is higher than life-size to be in scale with the vista. It was twisted in recognition of the approach at an angle from the two narrow [vista] openings. I asked Sophie my youngest daughter (a sculptor) what she thought of it. She replied 'It lets the tone of the whole place down, Dad'. My wife, who was standing by said: 'What do you expect of an old gentleman of 70?' "
Sir Frederick noted, ' Any artifact by its nature will attract attention in a natural setting. Sculpture most of all, because it communicated feeling. For that reason we often have trouble finding the site. Failing that, I make a garden to take it. Sometimes a view in the garden seems to demand a work of sculpture. Failing to find the right work, we commission one.'