Hepworth's Family of Man in bronze, 1970, at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus

Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10, 1903 – May 20, 1975, christened Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was a major British sculptor and artist of the twentieth century. Dame is the female equivalent of address to Sir for a British Knighthood. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating The twentieth century of the Common Era began on She was a contemporary and friend of Henry Moore. Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor.

==Life and workHepworth was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, attended Wakefield Girls High School, and studied at the Leeds School of Art (where she met Moore) and the Royal College of Art. Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Wakefield Girls' High School (WGHS is a private school in Wakefield, England established in 1878 in Wentworth House its current location Leeds College of Art and Design is a specialist arts further and Higher education institution based in the city of Leeds in northern England The Royal College of Art ( RCA) is a University in London, England. She later studied for a period in Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Barbara Hepworth is one of the most significant sculptors and artists of the 20th century. Her work exemplifies Modernism and along with her contemporaries in England such as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo and others she helped to develop modern art (sculpture in particular) immeasurably. Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Ivon Hitchens ( 3 March 1893 - August 1979 was an English painter who started exhibiting during the 1920s Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor. Benjamin Lauder Nicholson OM, ( 10 April 1894 &ndash 6 February 1982) known as Ben Nicholson, was an English Naum Gabo KBE, born Naum Neemia Pevsner ( August 5 1890 - August 23 1977) was a prominent Russian sculptor

One of her most prestigious works is Single Form, in memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, at the United Nations building in New York City. Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( (29 July 1905 &ndash 18 September 1961 was a Swedish Diplomat, Christian mystic, and the second Secretary-General The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The City of New York

Hepworth's first marriage was to the sculptor John Skeaping. John Rattenbury Skeaping RA ( 9 June 1901 &ndash 5 March 1980) was an English sculptor and equine painter Her second marriage was to the painter Ben Nicholson. Benjamin Lauder Nicholson OM, ( 10 April 1894 &ndash 6 February 1982) known as Ben Nicholson, was an English They married in 1938 and divorced in 1951.

She was made a Dame in 1965, ten years before her death during a fire in her St Ives studio in Cornwall, aged seventy-two. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. St Ives (Porth Ia is a seaside town, Civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The studio and her home now form the Barbara Hepworth Museum. The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th century sculptor 's studio and Garden much as they

As well as at the Barbara Hepworth Museum, more of Hepworth's work will be on display at The Hepworth, a museum currently under construction in Wakefield. An opening in 2009 is anticipated. Her work may also be seen at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, West Yorkshire; Clare College, Churchill College and New Hall, Cambridge; Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk; and on view in or attached to the John Lewis department store, part of the John Lewis Partnership, in Oxford Street (see picture); and Kenwood House, both in London. St Catherine's College, often called St Catz or simply Catz, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England The Yorkshire Sculpture Park ( is an open-air art organisation showing work by UK and international artists including notably Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth West Bretton is a Village in the County of West Yorkshire, England, 7 miles from Wakefield city centre and just off junction 38 of Clare College is a college of the University of Cambridge, the second oldest surviving college after Peterhouse. Churchill College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge and was founded in 1958 as the national and Commonwealth memorial to Winston The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Snape Maltings is part of Snape Suffolk, UK, best known for its concert hall which is one of the main sites of the annual Aldeburgh Festival. John Lewis is a chain of upmarket Department stores operating throughout Great Britain and popular amongst the British middle class for its high quality The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer which operates John Lewis Department stores Waitrose Supermarkets and Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest) is a former Stately home, in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Her 1966 work "Construction (Crucifixion): Homage to Mondrian" can be seen in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral next to the The Pilgrims' School. Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest Cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of The Pilgrims' School, Winchester is a boys' preparatory school - with a Co-ed pre-prep extension - in the Cathedral Close in Winchester The Tate Gallery owns many of her works. Tate is the United Kingdom 's national museum of British and Modern Art and is a network of four art galleries in England: Tate Britain (opened in

Gallery

Monolith-Empyrean, 1953	Oval form, 1966	Sphere with Inner Form (1963) at Trewyn Garden, St Ives, Cornwall. St Ives (Porth Ia is a seaside town, Civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom	Four Square Walk through, 1966
Construction (Crucifixion): Homage to Mondrian, outside Winchester Cathedral	Explanation of Construction (Crucifixion): Homage to Mondrian	"Achaean" ca. Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest Cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of 1963, at St. Catherine's College, Oxford

List of selected works

Winged Figure, 1963, on the side of the John Lewis department store, Oxford Street, London. St Catherine's College, often called St Catz or simply Catz, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer which operates John Lewis Department stores Waitrose Supermarkets and

Sphere with Inner Form (1963) at the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands. The Kröller-Müller Museum is an Art museum near the village of Otterlo in the Netherlands. Otterlo (municipality of Ede) is a small village in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, in or near the Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

References

• Penelope Curtis, Barbara Hepworth. Parian marble is a fine-grained semitranslucent pure-white Marble quarried during the classical era on the Greek island of Paros. Lignum vitae is the Heartwood of species of the genus Guaiacum, the trees of which are also called Guayacan. Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct Minerals Gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of Calcium) and Calcite Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus Paperboard is a Paper -like material usually over ten mils (0 Paperboard is a Paper -like material usually over ten mils (0 Ancaster stone is Middle Jurassic oolitic limestone quarried around Ancaster Lincolnshire, England. Teak ( Tectona) is a genus of tropical Hardwood Trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia Guarea is a genus of Evergreen Trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to tropical Africa and Central and This is a list of all the Towns and Villages of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Patmos ( Greek, Πάτμος; Italian: Patmo) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Porthcurno is a small village in the parish of St Levan (N 500247 W 53921 located in a valley on the south coast of Cornwall, England, Tate Publishing, ISBN 1-85437-225-4. Tate is the United Kingdom 's national museum of British and Modern Art and is a network of four art galleries in England: Tate Britain (opened in
• Barbara Hepworth, Hepworth, Barbara: A Pictorial Autobiography. Tate Publishing, ISBN 1-85437-149-5.

External links

• Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
• Barbara Hepworth in the Tate Collection
• Barbara Hepworth in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
• Yorkshire Sculpture Park
• The Hepworth
• artcornwall.org online journal for art and artists in Cornwall