Life and legacy

Learn about Barbara Hepworth's life and her influence on art today

An artist, sculptor and mother

"Perhaps what one wants to say is formed in childhood and the rest of one’s life is spent trying to say it."Barbara Hepworth

There's no place like home

Memories to last a lifetime

A gallery in her honour

The art of motherhood

From Figuration to Abstraction

A world of inspiration

Contemporary influences

Playing the part

An artist, sculptor and mother

Learn the basics of the beloved British artist

Who is Barbara Hepworth?

Discover 10 facts about the artist and her life

A short story about the artist

Learn more about one of the few women of her generation to achieve worldwide recognition

There's no place like home

Discover more about Barbara Hepworth's life in Yorkshire

Barbara Hepworth and Yorkshire

How her early memories of the Yorkshire landscape remained imprinted on her mind

Memories to last a lifetime

Zoom into archival photography of the artists life

A gallery in her honour

Learn more about the Hepworth Wakefield space in the heart of Yorkshire

David Chipperfield and The Hepworth Wakefield

Take a look at how David Chipperfield designed this unique space

The Hepworth Wakefiled Architecture

Watch the gallery in the making

The Hepworth Wakefield: A Short History

Explore one of the most extrodinary contemporary art galleries in England

Take a virtual tour

The art of motherhood

A subject which mattered both emotionally and sculpturally to Hepworth

Motherhood

A topic close to her heart

Zoom into the iconic Mother and Child artwork

The internationally renowned artwork and the details behind it

From Figuration to Abstraction

Delve deeper into Barbara Hepworth's relationship with form

A world of inspiration

Learn how Hepworth created artistic connections from the sea to the sky

Music

Sculpting the rhythm of curves

Landscape

See how Hepworth incorporated nature, colour and string into her work

Spirituality

Sculpture as an act of praise

Greece

Artistic influences from the Mediterranean

Science

Learn how the artist was influenced by science and technology

Contemporary influences

Explore how Hepworth's style continues to inspire artforms

New Commissions: Tacita Dean and Veronica Ryan

Explore the new artworks inspired by Barbara Hepworth's style

Contemporary Artists and Barbara Hepworth

Discover the contemporary artists responding to Barbara Hepworth's work today

Barbara Hepworth and Bridget Riley

Explore the relationship between the work of these two artists

Playing the part

From stage sets to costume designs, see how Hepworth has had an impact on performing arts

Barbara Hepworth

Meet Barbara Hepworth

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