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“Sculpture is, in the twentieth century, a wide field of experience, with many facets of symbol and material and individual calligraphy. But in all these varied and exciting extensions of our experience we always come back tot the fact that we are human beings of such and such a size, biologically the same as primitive man, and that it is through drawing and observing, or observing and drawing, that we equate our bodies with our landscape.”

Quote by Barbara Hepworth

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Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth

Barbara Hepworth was an influential British sculptor known for her unique abstract sculptural style. Born on January 10, 1903, and passing away on May 20, 1975, Hepworth's works are renowned for their simple lines and elegant forms, which have had a profound impact on 20th-century sculpture. more

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