At the onset of World War II in 1939, Barbara Hepworth and her young family relocated to Cornwall with her husband Ben Nicholson. From 1949 until her death in 1975, she lived and worked at Trewyn Studios, which is now the Barbara Hepworth Museum.

Trewyn Studio and much of the artist’s remaining work were given to the nation and placed in the care of the Tate Gallery in 1980, following her ambition to establish her home and studio as a museum of her work.

Hepworth stated, “Finding Trewyn Studio was a kind of miracle.” ‘Here was a studio, a yard, and a garden where I could work outside in the fresh air.’

The majority of the bronzes are in their original positions, as put by the artist. Barbara Hepworth designed the garden with the help of Priaulx Rainier, a friend and composer.