As Simon Wallis, the director of the Hepworth Wakefield, discusses how her legacy could benefit the city, we take a look back at some of her career highlights.
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Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Hepworth and her family relocated to St Ives, Cornwall, along with many other artists. Later, she would move to Trewyn Studios in the town, where she lived until her death. | Getty Photo: Cornish Photonews/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Here, Hepworth is pictured with some of her work, in December 1967. | Getty Photo: Potter/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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In June 1968, Hepworth (pictured second from left), received an honorary Doctor of Literature from Oxford University. | Getty Photo: J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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During her time in St Ives, Hepworth worked alongside a number of other sculptors, and co-founded the Penwith Society of Arts. | Getty Photo: Express Newspapers/Getty Images