Barbara Hepworth

The Family of Man, 1970

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Squares with Two Circles, 1963

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The Family of Man, 1970

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The Family of Man, 1970

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Squares with Two Circles, 1963

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Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-75) was born and raised in Wakefield, and became one of the twentieth century's most eminent international sculptors, shaped by her early years in Yorkshire which she says 'discipled me to the life of form and sculpture'. Hepworth is best known for creating beautiful, flowing and rhythmic sculptures in wood, marble or bronze, often influenced by the organic shapes and contours of nature.

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Following the Hepworth Centenary exhibition at YSP during summer of 2003 a reduced exhibition continues on Hillside.

Barbara Hepworth died in 1975. She is remembered and celebrated as one of this country's most talented and innovative sculptors who, with artists such as Henry Moore and Ben Nicholson, played a major role in shaping international modernism. Hepworth's work can be seen in leading museums across the world.

An anthology of Hepworth's writings and photographs of the Yorkshire Landscape is available from YSP priced £5.00.

Links:

Barbara Hepworth website