1961: BARBARA HEPWORTH on SCULPTURE | Barbara Hepworth | 1960s | BBC Archive

"I, the sculptor, am the landscape."

Modernist sculptor Barbara Hepworth talks about her work and influences at her studio home in Cornwall.

"All my early memories are of forms and shapes and textures... sculpture, rock, myself and the landscape. This sensation has never left me."

"The beautifully shaped stone washed up by the sea is a symbol of continuity. A silent image of our desire for survival, peace and security."


Clips taken from Barbara Hepworth, a film by John Read.

Narrated by Bernard Miles and Barbara Hepworth.

Originally broadcast on BBC television, 19 September, 1961.




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