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Barbara Hepworth

1903 - 1975

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Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Hepworth studied at Leeds School of Art and the Royal College of Art in the 1920s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Hepworth is the 900th most popular painter (up from 1,328th in 2019), the 2,059th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,475th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Barbara Hepworth ranks 900 out of 2,023. Before her are Albert van Ouwater, Abraham Mignon, Sidney Paget, Bartolomeo Montagna, Frans Hogenberg, and Adriaen van der Werff. After her are Constantin Hansen, Józef Brandt, James Turrell, Beatrice Wood, Thomas Rowlandson, and Bruno Liljefors.

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Among people born in 1903, Barbara Hepworth ranks 126. Before her are Maud Lewis, Cornell Woolrich, Richard Thomalla, Howard P. Robertson, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, and W. Ross Ashby. After her are Walker Evans, Joan Robinson, Dolores Costello, Flaminio Bertoni, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, and Boris Blacher. Among people deceased in 1975, Barbara Hepworth ranks 90. Before her are Virginio Rosetta, William A. Wellman, Franz Six, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, and Carl Lutz. After her are Walker Evans, Achille Van Acker, Boris Blacher, Alvin Hansen, Richard Conte, and Richard Tucker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Barbara Hepworth ranks 2,059 out of 8,785. Before her are Noël Coward (1899), Black (1962), Frances de la Tour (1944), John Dollond (1706), Richard Dannatt (1950), and Tricky (1968). After her are William Cullen (1710), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), James Boswell (1740), Willibald (700), Phil Lynott (1949), and Thomas Rowlandson (1756).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Barbara Hepworth ranks 31. Before her are Arthur Rackham (1867), James Gillray (1756), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), Pieter de Molijn (1595), Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), and Sidney Paget (1860). After her are Thomas Rowlandson (1756), Effie Gray (1828), Roland Penrose (1900), Matthew Paris (1200), Vanessa Bell (1879), and Walter Crane (1845).

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