Barbara Hepworth: St Ives Artists Series
- Artist: Barbara Hepworth
- Published: 1998
- Publisher: Tate Gallery Publications, London
- Edition: -
- Format: Paperback
- Height: 24cm
- Pages: 80
- Illustrations: 60 illustrations (40 colour)
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Barbara Hepworth’s career as a sculptor spanned five decades, from 1920s to 1975. Her style developed from figurative to geometric to abstract, culminating in the grandeur of her large-scale post-war work. Her best-known work is associated with the landscape around St Ives in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her working life.
Remaining a central figure in twentieth-century art this Barbara Hepworth book tells the story of her life and artistic development. As part of the St Ives Artists Series of books produced by the Tate it gives an up-to-date and concise overview of the sculptors phenomenal career.
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Authors Biography
Dr Penelope Curtis is currently Director of Tate Britain and has curated numerous sculpture exhibitions during her career.
Curtis has written and contributed to many important books on modern british sculpture including Barbara Hepworth: A Retrospective and Barbara Hepworth: St Ives Artists Series.
Artists Biography
Barbara Hepworth (specifically Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was born on January 10, 1903, in Wakefield, England. Hailed as one of the most important female artists of the twentieth century Hepworth first studied art in Leeds, where she met and later became friends with Henry Moore.
After completing her studies in Leeds, Hepworth went to the Royal College of Art in London to become a sculptor. She participated in both the first and second "documenta" exhibitions in Kassel, in 1955 and 1959 respectively.
Hepworth died on May 20, 1975, in a tragic fire in her home at St. Ives, Cornwall. The house is now a museum and features many of her works.
