Barbara Hepworth works on “Curved Form, Bryher II” (1961). Photo courtesy: Bowness, Hepworth Estate It was a rainy sunny cloudy bright dark calm blustery day in May at the Hepworth Wakefield in Yorksh

LONDON — Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World marks one of the last exhibitions backed by the outgoing Tate Britain director, Penelope Curtis.

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#1: Barbara Hepworth (born 1903) An unequivocal leader in 20th century Modernist sculpture, Barbara Hepworth established herself as a major female figure in a man’s world. A survey of her life reveals an impressive list of accomplishments and contributions to art far and wide. After studying on scholarship at the Royal Academy of Art, Barbara spent years traveling Europe, developing her craft. There she found love; she found art movements.

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Barbara Hepworth, c. 1954/55

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