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Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptor
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Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptor
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), English artist and sculptor.
circa 1948
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1948 Adams Arts Balcony Barbara Cigarette Gilbert Hepworth Ives Pose Posing Sculptor Trousers Visual
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In this black-and-white photograph, Barbara Hepworth, the renowned English artist and sculptor, poses confidently on a balcony overlooking the sea. The year is 1948, and the forties are drawing to a close. Hepworth, dressed in trousers and a simple top, exudes an air of creative intensity as she takes a puff on a cigarette. Her profile is thoughtful and contemplative, her gaze fixed on the vast expanse of water before her. The setting for this striking image is St. Ives, a small fishing village in Cornwall, England, which was a haven for artists in the mid-20th century. Hepworth, who had been living and working in St. Ives since the late 1930s, was deeply inspired by the natural beauty of the area and the raw materials it provided for her sculptures. Barbara Hepworth was a pioneering figure in modern sculpture, known for her abstract, organic forms that often incorporated hollow spaces and negative spaces. Her works were influenced by her exploration of the human figure, the natural world, and the relationship between form and space. In this photograph, we see Hepworth not only as an artist at work but also as a woman of determination and independence. Smoking a cigarette and dressed in trousers, she defied the traditional gender roles of the time and paved the way for future generations of women artists. The image captures a moment of quiet reflection and creativity, as well as a sense of the artistic and cultural significance of St. Ives in the 1940s.
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