Hepworth Research Network Launch: Panel 1 'Materials': Hannah Higham

Hannah Higham (Curator, Henry Moore Foundation) discusses the inspiration both Hepworth and Moore found in prehistoric dolmens in the 1920s and 1930s when direct carving was a primary concern, and how later work by Moore continued to explore the formal concerns evoked by such early experiences in a variety of materials and methods: stone – bronze – page.

Hannah Higham joined the Henry Moore Foundation in May 2016 as Curator of Henry Moore Collections and Exhibitions. Previously she has worked for Norwich Castle and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norfolk and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham. She was awarded her MA from the Courtauld Institute on German Art and Cultural Politics 1890-1945 and her PhD, which focused on Florentine Renaissance sculpture at the turn of the sixteenth century, from the University of Birmingham. She has curated numerous exhibitions and published widely on both Henry Moore and the subject of sculpture.

The launch of the Hepworth Research Network was a two-day event which brought together participants from across the fields of art history, fine art, curation, conservation and music to share knowledge and encourage cross-disciplinary discussions around the sculpture of Barbara Hepworth and her contemporaries.

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