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Biography. Early life. Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, the eldest child of Gertrude and Herbert Hepworth. [2] . Her father was a civil engineer for the West Riding County Council, who in 1921 advanced to the role of county surveyor. [2] .
Barbara Hepworth: artist in society 1948-53 was on view at the St Albans Museum + Gallery until September 2019. This exhibition focused on a significant period in her work at the mid-point of her career. A particular connection was formed between Hepworth and Hertfordshire in these years.
Barbara Hepworth (born January 10, 1903, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England—died May 20, 1975, St. Ives, Cornwall) was a sculptor whose works were among the earliest abstract sculptures produced in England. Her lyrical forms and feeling for material made her one of the most influential sculptors of the mid-20th century.
Barbara Hepworth 1903-75. Of a middle-class family from the West Riding of Yorkshire, Barbara Hepworth was born in Wakefield on 10 January 1903; her father, Herbert Hepworth, would become County Surveyor and an Alderman.
Barbara Hepworth distinguished herself as a world-recognized sculptor in a period where female artists were rare. She evolved her ideas and her work as an influential part of an ongoing conversation with many other important artists of her time, working crucially in areas of greater abstraction while creating three dimensional objects.
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) is one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She was at the forefront of multiple avant-garde art movements, with wide-ranging interests...
Biography | Barbara Hepworth. Life and Work by Alan Bowness is a comprehensive overview in 2,500 words. Chronology. 1903. Born 10 January in Wakefield, Yorkshire, the eldest child of Herbert and Gertrude (née Johnson) Hepworth. Her father is a civil engineer for the West Riding County Council, who in 1921 became County Surveyor.
Barbara Hepworth’s modernist sculpture was heavily influenced by natural landscapes and environmental forms. From St Ives to Greece she was inspired by the shapes and intrinsic characteristics of coastal lines and organic structures.
Explore Christie’s 20th and 21st Century Art auctions in London and Paris, throughout October 2023. Sculptor Barbara Hepworth, a guide to the life and art of a pioneering British artist whose abstract art evoked the landscape of St Ives in Cornwall.
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War.
