Epstein Archive Epstein Archive The Epstein Archive is one of the largest collections of archives documenting the personal and professional life of the renowned artist and sculptor, Jacob Epstein. It is housed at The New Art Gallery Walsall in England. The collection of letters, diaries, journals and photographs was preserved due to the actions of the museum's Head of Collections, Jo Digger. Kathleen Garman (later to become Kathleen Epstein, Jacob's second wife) had made her friend Beth Lipkin a major beneficiary in her will upon her death. They had shared a house together up until her death and the documents were all
Dorothy Hepworth continued to live together after the wedding, and after Preece gained control of Spencer's finances they evicted him from his house in 1938 to rent it out. Preece refused to divorce her hapless husband. It is believed that many, if not all, of the much-accoladed paintings of Preece were created by Hepworth. Preece attributed the paintings to herself, with the consent of Hepworth, who was shy and preferred not to appear in public. Hepworth's work attributed to Preece was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Dorothy Warrne Gallery, and the Lefevre Gallery. Some of the paintings were purchased