In 1939, Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) made her first sculpture threaded with strings. For the rest of her career, she intermittently combined string with works made from plaster, wood, metal and stone. These were some of her most personally distinctive artistic achievements. In concert with her sculptural practice, she also used string-like motifs in abstract paintings and drawings.
Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the artist’s death, 'Barbara Hepworth: Strings' is the first exhibition dedicated to these aspects of Hepworth’s output.
