Dorothy Hepworth

Dorothy Hepworth

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1898 - 1978

Occupation

Artist

Description

Reclusive painter and lesbian partner of fellow artist Patricia Preece. During her liftetime Hepworth allowed her paintings and drawings to be to be exhibited and sold as the work of her partner Patricia Preece who 'masqueraded' as the artist.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.courtgallery.com/artists/Hepworth.html?id=1085
• http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/arts-the-secret-kept-by-artists-wife-and-her-lover-1349650.html
• http://www.glbtq.com/arts/hepworth_preece.html

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