Barbara Hepworth's Museum and Garden

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Barbara Hepworth bought Trewyn Studio, St Ives in 1949, With her long-standing friend the potter Bernard Leach, she was awarded the Freedom of St Ives in 1968 as an acknowledgement of her importance to the town. After a long battle with cancer, she died there on 20 May 1975 in a horrific fire at her home. The studio was designated the Barbara Hepworth Museum in the following year and, on coming under the Tate's aegis in 1980, secured an unrivalled collection of her work for the Gallery. Since then, scholarly interest has focused on her status as one of the few women artists to achieve international prominence.

 

A few shots from what is a quite small garden at the studio. It's quite peaceful though which is a major plus in St. Ives in June.