Ancestor 1 - Barbara Hepworth, Birmingham University, UK
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N 52° 27.055 W 001° 55.865
30U E 572641 N 5811729
A bronze sculpture by the renowned British sculptress Barbara Hepworth on the campus of Birmingham University.
Waymark Code: WM52BT
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/30/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member riston2
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BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
• Born in Wakefield and studied at Leeds School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London
• Studied under Henry Moore
• Became a sculptress working mostly in stone and bronze but also in concrete, wood and aluminium
• Developed an abstract style
• Married twice, the sculptor John Skeaping and then the artist Ben Nicholson
• Died in a fire at her studio in 1975

Title: Ancestor 1

Artist: Barbara Hepworth

Media (materials) used: Bronze

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Birmingham University campus

Date of creation or placement: 1970
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