Albert Wainwright, Robin Hood's Bay, 1936

Albert Wainwright, Robin Hood's Bay, 1936Albert Wainwright was born in Castleford, in the district of Wakefield, in 1898 and was a classmate of Henry Moore. Photographs and letters in The Hepworth Wakefields archive show that they were close friends as soldiers during the First World War, writing beautifully illustrated letters to one another. Despite only living to the relatively young age of 45, Wainwrights overwhelming and single minded desire to capture his daily encounters with people

Photograph Copyright: Jerry Hardman-Jones

and quickly established herself in the vanguard of the modern movement

Gore kept wicket for the Harrow second eleven

Hirai was also thinking about the condition of Broken Heart Syndrome

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Pine and Cypress

The seven illustrations depicted are taken from plants and flowers you will find in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden

and friendship

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson

she went on to spend thirty-six years – exactly half her life – in the town

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