The exhibition explores the creative inspiration offered by the Cornish harbour town.
The exhibition explores the creative inspiration offered by the Cornish harbour town to artists including Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Sandra Blow, Terry Frost, Barbara Hepworth, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon, Margaret Mellis, Ben Nicholson and Victor Pasmore.
Discover how in 1939 St Ives became a temporary home to some of Britain's most forward-thinking abstract artists fleeing the dangers of the Second World War. This exhibition explores the creative inspiration offered by the harbour town in West Cornwall, its surrounding landscape and its people to a generation of artists whose lives and careers were impacted by mid-twentieth-century conflict. Curated by Rachel Rose Smith, artists include Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Sandra Blow, Terry Frost, Barbara Hepworth, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon, Margaret Mellis, Ben Nicholson (pictured), Victor Pasmore and more.
