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Newest Review: ... street level room that was originally the kitchen, dining room and bathroom of Hepworth's house. This small white, low ... more

 ... ceilinged room introduces the visitor to the artist via a timeline of her life, where yellowed newspaper clippings are mixed in with photographs of a young and pretty housewife who looks nothing like the strong featured artist that we are all more familiar with. Family photographs of Barbara with her young triplets look disconcertingly like photographs from my family album, with bright lipsticked 1950's smiles, huge prams and formal clothing. It is fascinating to see how Hepworth's work developed alongside her personal lif...more

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Crowned ReviewBarbara Hepworth Museum (St Ives): The secret garden (1131 words)
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Dramatic, strong and opinionated, Barbara Hepworth was one of the most important figures in the development of abstract art in Britain. A close friend of Henry Moore and married to Ben Nicholson, she became famous for creating beautiful impressions of objects rather than exact representations, Hepworth did much to enlarge the language of sculpture, and this lovely little museum which nestles in the backstreets of St Ives in Cornwall is dedicated to remembering her achievements. Barbara Hepworth came to live in St Ives in 1939 and remained living and working in the Trewyn studios that are now the museum, for the rest of her life. The Trewyn studios provided the ...  Read the complete review

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