Background
Hepworth, Barbara was born on January 10, 1903 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Daughter of Herbert Raikes and Gertrude Allison (Johnson) Hepworth.
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Barbara Hepworth (1903-75) is internationally acclaimed as one of the major sculptors of the mid-20th century. Initially a carver of hard woods and stones, her work diversified to include plasters and bronzes, as well as paintings, drawings and prints. Examples of all these art forms are included in this collection. This work combines new research and current assessments which examine the making, history and contemporary reception of 83 pieces of work. The book aims to provide an overview of Hepworth's 50 year career.
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Hepworth, Barbara was born on January 10, 1903 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Daughter of Herbert Raikes and Gertrude Allison (Johnson) Hepworth.
Student Wakefield Girls High School, 1910-1919, Leeds School Art, 1919-1920, Royal College Art, London, 1920-1923. Traveling fellowship, Florence, Siena, Rome, 1923-1925. Doctor of Literature, U. Birmingham, 1960, U. Leeds, 1961, U. Exeter, 1966, U. Oxford, 1968, U. London, 1970.
; 1 son, Paul (deceased). Married second, Ben Nicholson (division 1951). Children—Simon, Rachel and Sarah (triplets).
Represented in permanent collections Museum Modern Art (New York City), Smith College Art, Detroit Museum Artist
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Tate Gallery, London, Yale University Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Middelheimpark, Antwerp, Belgium, Museu de Arte Moderna de Sao Paulo, Brazil, National Gallery to Canada, Ottawa, Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) Art Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Riijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, Holland, museums of Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Wakefield, National Gallery of New Zealand, Washington University, Saint Louis, Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, Marie-Louise and Gunnar Didrichsen Art Foundation, Helsinki, Dag Hammarskjold Museum, Backakra, Sweden, United Nations, New York City. One-man exhibition in Lefevre Gallery (London), 1933-1952, Gimpel Fils, 1952-1971, Marlborough Fine Art Limited., 1966-1970.
Retrospective exhibition XXV Venice Biennale, 1950, Whitechapel Art Gallery London, England., 1954, 62, Sao Paulo 5th Biennial, 1959, Tate Gallery, London, 1968, Marlborough Gallery, New York City, 1974. Retrospective exhibition touring Scandinavia 1964-1965, HaKone Open-Air Museum, Japan, 1970.
Exhibited outdoor sculpture in Battersea Park (London), Philadelphia, Varese (Italy), Middleheim Park (Antwerp), Holland Park (London).
Twentieth century sculpture exhibition at Philadelphia, Chicago, Museum Modern Art (New York City), 1952-1953. A 2d prize winner in International Sculpture Competition for The Unknown Political Prisoner, 1953. Grandprize, Sao Paulo Biennal, 1959.
Foreign Minister’s award at Mainichi Exhibition, 1963.
Author monograph. Created dame commander Order British Empire. Honorary freeman Borough Saint Ives, 1968.
Bard of Cornwall, 1968. Address: Saint Ives, Cornwall England.
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Married John Skeaping (divorced 1931). Married second, Ben Nicholson (divorced 1951). Children: Simon, Rachel and Sarah (triplets).