Barbara Hepworth: The Hospital Drawings

Tate Publishing, 2012. French flaps|Softcover. AS NEW COPY!. ARTCatalogue for the exhibition Barbara Hepworth: The Hospital Drawings at Pallant House Gallery from 16 February – 16 June 2013. Hepworth’s Hospital Drawings have never before been seen and are all illustrated here alongside images from Hepworth’s only surviving hospital sketchbook. In the 1950s Hepworth gave a lecture explaining the importance of the drawings to her sculptural practise. The full text of this lecture is reproduced with an essay which traces the development of the remarkable Hospital Drawings and examines the deep and lasting friendship of Hepworth and the surgeon she painted.Total Pages: 128Illustrations: Illustrated in colour throughoutDame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth DBE 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.#030124 First Edition Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. French flaps|Softcover AS NEW COPY!