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Dorothy Mary Hepworth (30 September 1894 – 8 September 1978) was a British painter and the life partner of Patricia Preece. Hepworth signed Preece's name to many of Hepworth's paintings, even after Preece's death.
Discover the extraordinary story of Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece – a duo whose secret artistic collaboration and lifelong romantic partnership remained hidden for decades.
A small woman of masculine dress, Dorothy Hepworth latterly led a reclusive life with Patricia Preece, who predeceased her in 1966. Hepworth left two sixteenth-century statues to the Victoria & Albert Museum in her will.
Hepworth, Dorothy. 1894 – 1978. Painter, and lifelong friend and companion of the painter Patricia Preece, whom she met at the Slade School of Art. While studying there she first showed at the RA and in 1918-19 graduated with first-class honours.
26 de fev. de 2020 · Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece represent an important – if morally ambiguous – LGBTQ+ story in art history. It's difficult to consider the couple without also thinking about Stanley Spencer, the legal husband of Preece and an artist who has been more thoroughly researched than his artist wives, lovers and children.
We now know that this reputation was gained by signing and exhibiting works painted by her partner Dorothy Hepworth. This fully illustrated monograph is published to coincide with the major exhibition at Charleston Lewes and tells the extraordinary story in detail for the first time.
Dorothy Hepworth. Painter, and lifelong friend and companion of the painter Patricia Preece, whom she met at the Slade School of Art. While studying there she first showed at the RA and in 1918-19 graduated with first-class honours.
