- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJocelyn Barbara Hepworth
- Barbara Hepworth was born on January 10, 1903 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is known for Masters of Modern Sculpture Part II: Beyond Cubism (1978), Sister Wendy at the Norton Simon Museum (2002) and Viewpoint (1959). She was married to Ben Nicholson and John Skeaping. She died on May 20, 1975 in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, UK.
- SpousesBen Nicholson(November 17, 1938 - 1951) (divorced, 3 children)John Skeaping(May 13, 1925 - March 1933) (divorced, 1 child)
- Burned to death while asleep at her studio, caused by a cigarette setting fire to her bedclothes.
- Sculpter. Created Commander of the British Empire in 1958.
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