Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden
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Barbara
Hepworth Museum &
Sculpture Garden Barnoon Hill St Ives Cornwall TR26 1AD Tel: 01736 796226 |
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A
wonderful exhibition dedicated to the life, work and memory of the 20th
century sculptor, Dame Barbara Hepworth.
The Barbara Hepworth Museum is located in St Ives and has been maintained by the Tate Gallery since 1980.
A wonderful exhibition dedicated to the life, work and memory of the 20th century sculptor, Dame Barbara Hepworth.
Famous for creating beautiful impressions of objects rather than simple portraits of the objects themselves, Hepworth became one of Britain's leading abstract artists. Renowned for working in a variety of different mediums including wood, stone, bronze and marble, the studio and sculpture garden contains a spectacular insight into her life and a magnificent collection of her work.
Born in Wakefield in 1903 and trained at the Leeds School of Art, Hepworth eventually settled in St Ives with her family in 1939 where she built her wonderful studio and sculpture garden.
Hepworth was tragically killed in a studio fire in 1975 and following her wishes her studio and garden was opened to the public in 1976.
The sculptures contained within her garden are said to be some of her favourites and are certainly a delight to see. The museum is a wonderful place to visit and definitely a must for all art lovers.
