Barbara Hepworth: The Plasters, PB (2015), Sophie Bowness [SA]

--A richly illustrated study of Barbara Hepworth\u2019s surviving plaster prototypes, gifted to The Hepworth Wakefield, exploring her studio practice, techniques and development of sculptures in bronze.\n--Features more than 40 unique sculptures, archival photographs, conservation insights and discussion of Hepworth\u2019s public commissions and foundry relationships.\n--Edited by Sophie Bowness, an art historian, Trustee of the Hepworth Estate and contributor to the catalogue raisonn\u00E9 of Hepworth\u2019s sculpture.\n--Ideal for readers interested in Barbara Hepworth, modern sculpture, British art, art history, museum collections and sculpture conservation.\n--Offers valuable insight into how Hepworth developed ideas in plaster before creating bronze editions, making it especially useful for students, artists, researchers and collectors.\n--Includes 208 pages, with 85 colour and 115 black-and-white illustrations, plus chronology, bibliography and index.\n--Strong search terms: Ba.