Hepworth Prize for Sculpture shortlist for the 2018 award was announced. It comprised Michael Dean, Mona Hatoum, Phillip Lai, Magali Reus and Cerith Wyn Evans. Their work was displayed at the Hepworth Wakefield gallery from the end of October of that year. Wyn Evans was announced as the winner on 15 November 2018. Hepworth Prize for Sculpture The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture is a biennial prize for sculpture named for Barbara Hepworth and awarded by The Hepworth Wakefield. The prize seeks to recognise "a British or UK-based artist of any age, at any stage in their career, who has made a significant contribution to
Jacob Epstein (spy) Jacob Epstein (spy) Jacob Epstein, also Jake Bermanen, (10 November 1903 – 10 February 1998) was born in Brooklyn, New York of Russian parents. He graduated from Cornell University in 1924, where he became friends with Anna Colloms, who was also a student. In 1938, Epstein volunteered for the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, and was badly wounded. Epstein married Ruth Beverly Wilson, whom he met while convalescing from his injuries, and both allegedly served as Soviet intelligence operatives. During World War II, Epstein was stationed by Soviet intelligence in Mexico City. Epstein was put in charge of