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Barbara Hepworth

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  • Barbara Hepworth was born in Wakefield (England).

  • She studied at the Wakefield Girls’ High School.

  • She went to Leeds School of Arts with Henry Moore.

    She went to Leeds School of Arts with Henry Moore.
  • She won a West Riding Scholarship and went to Italy.

    She won a West Riding Scholarship and went to Italy.
  • She married John Skeaping at Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio.

    She married John Skeaping at Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio.
  • They moved to Rome and she learned to carve marble with Giovanni Ardini.

  • They went back to London due to Skeaping’s poor health.

  • They had a son: Paul Skeaping.

    They had a son: Paul Skeaping.
  • Pierced form

    Pierced form
  • Barbara and John got divorced.

  • Barbara and Ben Nicholson had triplets.

    Barbara and Ben Nicholson had triplets.
  • She married Ben Nicholson.

    She married Ben Nicholson.
  • Pelagos

    Pelagos
  • Barbara and Ben got divorced.

  • Curved forms

    Curved forms
  • She purchased a cinema building which she changed into a studio.

  • Square and two circles

    Square and two circles
  • She died on a fire in her studio.