Henry Moore
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Henry Spencer Moore was an English visual artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Moore also produced man
Moore in 1975
West Wind, 1928–29; Moore's first public commission was carved from Portland stone and shows the influence of Michelangelo's figures for the Medici Chapel and the Chac Mool figure.
Women and Children in the Tube (1940) (Art.IWM ART LD 759)
At the Coal Face. A Miner Pushing a Tub (1942) (Art.IWM ART LD 2240)
Barbara Hepworth
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Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading
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…he became a student at the Leeds School of Art (now Leeds Arts University), which set up a sculpture studio especially for him. At the college, he met Barbara Hepworth, a fellow student who would also become a well-known British sculptor, and began a friendship and gentle professional rivalry that lasted for many…
Hepworth in 1966
Monolith-Empyrean, 1953.
Corinthos (sculpted in guarea wood), 1954–55, at Tate Liverpool.
Single Form (Memorial) at Battersea Park, London.