Jacob Epstein with the non-western art from the British Museum. In March 2000 the Epstein Estate appointed Tate Images as the Copyright Agent for all permissions clearance. Below is a brief overview of key texts relating to Epstein: Jacob Epstein Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 19 August 1959) was an American-British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1911. He often produced controversial works which challenged ideas on what was appropriate subject matter for public artworks. He also made paintings and drawings, and
Barbara Hepworth became the Barbara Hepworth Museum, which came under control of the Tate in 1980. In 2011, The Hepworth Wakefield opened in Hepworth's hometown of Wakefield, England. The Museum was designed by the famed architect David Chipperfield. In January 2015 it was announced that Tate Britain was to stage the first big London show of Hepworth's work since 1968. It would bring together more than 70 of her works, including the major abstract carvings and bronzes for which she is best known. It would also include unseen photographs from the Hepworth archive, held by the Tate, including a self-photogram created in