I am being encouraged to pursue my writing and get on with a book about artists: Here's my take on Barbara Hepworth and my photos taken down in St Ives, Cornwall:
By the 1930s career possibilities for women both sides of the Atlantic changed as they had gained the right to vote and to retain land ownership after divorce. Until that time the options for young women were usually very limited; agree to marry and follow normal protocol, or lead an independent lifestyle of their own choice and risk permanent exile.
When Georgia O’Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz married in 1923 she retained her surname and this was a smart decision professionally, but also very unusual for that time.
Barbara Hepworth, the twentieth century British sculptor, also retained her own surname. She was twice married to artists, had triplets in 1934 and still produced an impressive range of works that have stood the test of time by remaining popular and public.
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