Barbara Hepworth

Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) was a pivotal English sculptor whose work profoundly shaped modern sculpture. Born in Yorkshire, she studied at the Leeds School of Art, where she formed a lifelong, friendly rivalry with fellow sculptor Henry Moore, and later at the Royal College of Art in London. Her early career saw her travel to Italy, where she married sculptor John Skeaping and learned marble carving. Returning to London, Hepworth became a key figure in the bur…