Conservators have been brought in to rewax the Barbara Hepworth "The Family of Man" sculptures at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Yorkshire Post photographer, Tony Johnson chats with Lowri Morris about the processes involved in preserving the iconic pieces to protect them from wear and tear. | Yorkshire Post

NOW OPEN Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life One of the most influential sculptors of the twentieth century, Barbara Hepworth (1903–75) was at the forefront of international modern art, deeply spiritual, and passionately engaged with politics and changing technology. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, she moved to St Ives in 1939 where she lived and worked for the rest of her life. This landmark exhibition presents almost five decades of her drawings, prints, paintings, theatrical designs and sculptures, re

Today marks the birthday of Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975). She was a leading figure in the rise of British modernism and explored the geometric structure of natural forms. “Dual Form” is abstract while reminiscent of the ancient standing stones called "menhirs" near St. Ives, Cornwall, where the artist resided from 1939 until her death. 🪨 Barbara Hepworth (British, 1903–1975), “Dual Form,” 1965. Bronze; 76 × 54 × 24 1/2 in. Museum Purchase: Building Fund and Dayton Corporation Foundation, 70.21

Barbara Hepworth’s modernist sculpture was heavily influenced by natural landscapes and environmental forms. From St Ives to Greece she was inspired by the shapes and intrinsic characteristics of coastal lines and organic structures. Learn about the physical process and attention to detail behind Hepworth’s work in this Tate Shots film from 2015. See work by Hepworth on display at Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden ⬇️ Pre-book tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives/barbara

"I, the sculptor, am the landscape." #OnThisDay 1961: Modernist sculptor Barbara Hepworth spoke about her work and influences at her studio home in Cornwall. | BBC Archive

Barbara Hepworth lived and worked in Trewyn studios – now the Barbara Hepworth Museum – from 1949 until her death in 1975. The Museum and Sculpture Garden was opened in 1976 in accordance with the artist's wishes. 🍃 Sculptures in bronze, stone and wood pepper the museum and garden, largely in the positions in which the artist herself placed them. Finding Trewyn Studio was 'a sort of magic’, she wrote. ‘Here was a studio, a yard and garden where I could work in open air and space.' The Museum co