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Events on Tuesday 20 May 1975 1
1903 – 1975Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)Died 20 May 1975, aged 72Barbara Hepworth was a British sculptor renowned for her abstract works in wood, stone, and bronze. She was one of the few women to achieve international recognition in modern sculpture during her lifetime. She died in a fire at her studio in St Ives, Cornwall.