60-645: The Government Art Collection (GAC) is the collection of artworks owned by the UK government and administered by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The GAC's artworks are used to decorate major government buildings in the UK and around the world, and to promote British art, culture and history. The GAC now holds over 14,000 works of art in a variety of media, including around 2,500 oil paintings, but also sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, textiles and video works, mainly created by British artists or artist with
120-565: A founder member of the 'Art in Schools' programme run by Cornwall County Council , and had gifted several sculptures to the town. The same year, she was inducted into Gorsedh Kernow with the bardic name Gravyor (meaning "Sculptor") – this was described as an "extraordinary honour" given that she was not a Cornish native. She was awarded honorary degrees from the universities of Birmingham (1960), Leeds (1961), Exeter (1966), Oxford (1968), London (1970) and Manchester (1971). She
180-486: A home office visit activity for media and data security knowledge sharing across different government departments. DCMS organises the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph and has responsibility for providing humanitarian assistance in the event of a disaster . In the government's response to the 7 July 2005 London bombings the department coordinated humanitarian support to the relatives of victims and arranged
240-527: A major retrospective with over 70 of Hepworth's works. The first large London show since 1968, it included her well-known major abstract carvings and bronzes, as well as previously unseen photographs and a 1930s self- photogram . On 25 August 2020, Google honoured Hepworth with a Google Doodle . A Historic England blue plaque was unveiled in honour of Hepworth and first husband John Skeaping at 24 St Ann's Terrace, St John's Wood , London on 30 October 2020. The couple lived there in 1927. Hepworth's work
300-646: A piece for the Festival of Britain . The resulting work featured two Irish limestone figures entitled, "Contrapuntal Forms" (1950), which was displayed on London's South Bank; it was later donated to the New Town of Harlow and displayed in Glebelands, where it remains. To complete the large-scale piece Hepworth hired her first assistants, Terry Frost , Denis Mitchell , and John Wells . From 1949 onwards she worked with assistants, 16 in all. One of her most prestigious works
360-620: A position in what was a male-dominated environment, Hepworth successfully won a county scholarship to attend the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London and studied there from 1921 until she was awarded the diploma of the Royal College of Art in 1924. Following her studies at the RCA, Hepworth travelled to Florence , Italy, in 1924 on a West Riding Travel Scholarship. Hepworth was also the runner-up for
420-527: A refuge for many artists during the war. On 8 February 1949, Hepworth and Nicholson co-founded the Penwith Society of Arts at the Castle Inn; 19 artists were founding members, including Peter Lanyon and Bernard Leach . Hepworth was also a skilled draughtsperson. After her daughter Sarah was hospitalised in 1944, she struck up a close friendship with the surgeon Norman Capener. At Capener's invitation, she
480-573: A sculptor, Hepworth also produced drawings – including a series of sketches of operating rooms following the hospitalisation of her daughter in 1944 – and lithographs . She died in a fire at her studio in 1975. Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield , West Riding of Yorkshire, the eldest child of Gertrude and Herbert Hepworth. Her father was a civil engineer for the West Riding County Council, who in 1921 advanced to
540-575: A strong connection to the UK, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Works are displayed in several hundred locations, including Downing Street , ministerial offices and reception areas in Whitehall , regional government offices in the UK, and diplomatic posts outside the UK. The GAC dates its establishment to 5 December 1899, when the 2nd Viscount Esher , Permanent Secretary to the Office of Works , wrote to Sir Francis Mowatt , Permanent Secretary to
600-528: Is Single Form , which was made in memory of her friend and collector of her works, the former Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld , and which stands in the plaza of the United Nations building in New York City. It was commissioned by Jacob Blaustein , a former United States delegate to the U.N., in 1961 following Hammarskjöld's death in a plane crash. On 20 December 2011, her 1969 sculpture Two Forms
660-401: Is a portrait of Henry VIII dated to between 1527 and 1550. The collection also includes prints of cartoons by artists such as James Gillray , George Cruikshank and Victor Weisz , and Punch magazine caricatures by Carlo Pellegrini ("Ape") and Sir Leslie Ward ("Spy"). Around two-thirds of the collection is on display in government buildings, with some items loaned for exhibitions, and
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#1732852206279720-458: Is in fact nourished by this rich life, provided one always does some work each day; even a single half hour, so that the images grow in one's mind." Hepworth married Nicholson on 17 November 1938 at Hampstead Register Office in north London, following his divorce from his wife Winifred . Rachel and Simon also became artists. Hepworth, Nicholson and their children went to live in Cornwall at
780-652: The Aegean Islands . When Hepworth returned to St Ives from Greece in August 1954 she found that Gardiner had sent her a large shipment of Nigerian guarea hardwood. Although she received only a single tree trunk, Hepworth noted that the shipment from Nigeria to the Tilbury docks came in at 17 tons. Between 1954 and 1956 Hepworth sculpted six pieces out of guarea wood, many of which were inspired by her trip to Greece, such as Corinthos (1954) and Curved Form (Delphi) (1955). It
840-741: The BBC Charter review process. DCMS received full responsibility for the digital economy policy, formerly jointly held with BIS , and sponsorship of the Information Commissioner's Office from the Ministry of Justice . Whittingdale was replaced by Karen Bradley after the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in July 2016. The Office for Civil Society moved from the Cabinet Office to DCMS as part of
900-509: The Department of National Heritage ( DNH ), which itself was created on 11 April 1992 out of various other departments, soon after the Conservative election victory . The former ministers for the Arts and for Sport had previously been located in other departments. DNH was renamed as the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) on 14 July 1997, under the premiership of Tony Blair . It
960-652: The Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , in commissioning new works of art. The GAC has two casts of a bust of Winston Churchill , by Jacob Epstein , one of which has been loaned to the White House twice. At the Home Office building in central London, the GAC commissioned a programme of public art by seven contemporary artists, and new commissions for its interior spaces. In 2005, new works of art were commissioned for
1020-479: The House of Lords . As part of the 13 February 2020 reshuffle, Oliver Dowden MP was appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Nadine Dorries succeeded on 15 September 2021. In July 2022, Dorries personally granted Grade II-listed status to a plaque of Cecil Rhodes which she believed is of "special historic interest". This decision attracted controversy. On 5 September 2022, in anticipation of
1080-762: The National , National Portrait and Tate Galleries, as well as the Director of the GAC and a senior civil servant from the DCMS), together with several additional independent members. Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom . It holds the responsibility for culture and sport in England , and some aspects of
1140-655: The Prix-de-Rome , which the sculptor John Skeaping won. After travelling with him to Siena and Rome, Hepworth married Skeaping in May 1925 in Florence. In Italy, Hepworth learned how to carve marble from sculptor Giovanni Ardini. Hepworth and Skeaping returned to London in 1926, where they exhibited their works together from their flat. Their son Paul was born in London in 1929. In 1931, Hepworth met and fell in love with abstract painter Ben Nicholson ; however, both were still married at
1200-665: The Royal Bank of Scotland and Dalancey Estates. Its sudden disappearance led to questions in Parliament in September 2014. Paul Uppal , Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West said: "When the Rock Form was donated by the Mander family , it was done so in the belief it would be enjoyed and cherished by the people of Wolverhampton for generations... It belongs to, and should be enjoyed by,
1260-456: The media throughout the UK , such as broadcasting . Its main offices are at 100 Parliament Street , occupying part of the building known as Government Offices Great George Street . It also has responsibility for the tourism , leisure and creative industries (some jointly with the Department for Business and Trade ). The department was also responsible for the delivery of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games . From 2017 to 2023,
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#17328522062791320-875: The 17th and 18th centuries, including works by or after Peter Lely , Godfrey Kneller , James Thornhill , William Hogarth and John Constable , Victorian artists such as William Powell Frith and Lucien Pissarro , 20th century artists such as John Nash and Paul Nash , Laura Knight , L.S. Lowry , Barbara Hepworth , Bridget Riley , Lucian Freud , Peter Blake , Eduardo Paolozzi , David Hockney and Elisabeth Frink , and more contemporary artists such as Emma Kay , Zarina Bhimji , Yinka Shonibare , Michael Landy , Grayson Perry , Chris Ofili , Lubaina Himid , Rachel Whiteread , Damien Hirst , Tracey Emin , Bridget Riley , Martin Creed , David Nash , Hurvin Anderson , David Remfry , Chantal Joffe and Denzil Forrester . The oldest work
1380-596: The 20th century meant that could no longer be expected. In 1935, an annual "picture fund" of £250 was authorised by HM Treasury to buy artworks to decorate diplomatic posts outside the UK, with advice from an "Overseas Picture Committee" including the directors of the major public London collections at the National Gallery, London , the Tate Gallery , and the National Portrait Gallery . Initially, most of
1440-768: The British Pavilion at the XXV Venice Biennale alongside works by Matthew Smith and John Constable . The 1950 Biennale was the last time that contemporary British artists were exhibited alongside artists from the past. Two early public commissions, Contrapunctal Forms and Turning Forms , were exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951. During this period, Hepworth and Nicholson divorced (1951). Hepworth moved away from working only in stone or wood and began to work with bronze and clay. Hepworth often used her garden in St Ives, which she designed with her friend
1500-647: The British public. In 1937, she designed the layout for Circle: An International Survey of Constructivist Art , a 300-page book that surveyed Constructivist artists and that was published in London and edited by Nicholson, Naum Gabo , and Leslie Martin . Hepworth, with Nicholson, gave birth to triplets in 1934: Rachel, Sarah, and Simon . Hepworth, atypically, found a way to both take care of her children and continue producing her art. "A woman artist", she argued, "is not deprived by cooking and having children, nor by nursing children with measles (even in triplicate) – one
1560-717: The City of Wolverhampton." The sculpture has since been loaned to the city by RBS and can be seen in Wolverhampton City Art Gallery. Hepworth was awarded the Grand Prix at the 1959 São Paulo Art Biennial . She was awarded the Freedom of St Ives in 1968 as an acknowledgment of her significant contributions to the town; she was a member of the St Ives Trust (which sought to protect the town's character and architectural heritage),
1620-634: The Deputy High Commissioner's offices in Chennai (formerly Madras ); and for the European Commission Office at Brussels . Commissions were completed in the DCMS between 2006 and 2007 and at the Ministry of Justice (previously Department for Constitutional Affairs ) in 2009 and in London. Works of art continue to be added to the collection. In 2008, the GAC received £551,000 each year from
1680-587: The Olympics . Ministerial responsibility for the Olympics was shared with Ms Jowell in the Cabinet Office , but the staff of the Government Olympic Executive (GOE) remained based in DCMS. Following the 2010 general election , ministerial responsibility for the Olympics returned to the Secretary of State. Although Jeremy Hunt's full title was Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport ,
1740-550: The Treasury , proposing to spend £150 to acquire five painting for the Foreign Office , arguing that the expenditure would save a greater amount of money that would otherwise be spent on decorations. Up to the late 19th century, government ministers and ambassadors could decorate their rooms with their own personal art collections, but the GAC became more important as the social background of people holding government posts changed into
1800-491: The appointment of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, Dorries tendered her resignation as culture secretary. It is responsible for government policy in the following areas: Other responsibilities of DCMS include listing of historic buildings , scheduling of ancient monuments , export licensing of cultural goods , and management of the Government Art Collection (GAC). The Secretary of State has responsibility for
1860-577: The city), but made minimal contact with the press and left as soon as possible. "Have seen all the press", she wrote, "pulled faces at the camera and generally done my best!" Three years later, having secured the Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Commission ( Single Form, 1964), she left both Chalette and Gimpel Fils , her long-time home agent, for the larger Marlborough Fine Art and Marlborough-Gerson. "Pulled between personal loyalties and professional aspirations", Hepworth chose to forfeit
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1920-458: The collection from several hundred to over 8,000 works. The GAC expanded its remit to include more modern works: its first work by a living artist was Ripe Corn by John Nash , acquired in the 1940s; and John Piper was commissioned to create new works for the British embassy in Rio de Janeiro in 1949. By the 1970s, the GAC's modern artworks outnumbered the historical works. Dr Wendy Baron served as
1980-546: The composer Priaulx Rainier , to view her large-scale bronzes. Her eldest son Paul was killed on 13 February 1953 in a plane crash while serving with the Royal Air Force in Thailand. A memorial to him, Madonna and Child , is in the parish church of St Ives . Exhausted, in part from her son's death, Hepworth travelled to Greece with her friend Margaret Gardiner in August 1954. They visited Athens , Delphi and many of
2040-874: The department had responsibility for the building of a digital economy and the internet and was known as the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport . The responsibilities for digital policy were transferred to the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the February 2023 cabinet reshuffle . King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee DCMS originates from
2100-399: The department's name remained unchanged. On 4 September 2012, Hunt was appointed Health Secretary in a cabinet reshuffle and replaced by Maria Miller . Maria Miller later resigned due to controversy over her expenses. Her replacement was announced later that day as Sajid Javid . After the 2015 general election , John Whittingdale was appointed as Secretary of State, tasked with initiating
2160-457: The director of the GAC from 1978 to 1997, and then Penny Johnson . The collection was named the "Government Art Collection" in 1981. Other government bodies hold their own collections, distinct from the GAC. For example, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had a separate art collection, which was dispersed to other public galleries and collections, including some to the GAC, in 2017. The collection includes works by many well-known British artists of
2220-648: The government, a sum that includes an acquisition budget of £220,000. Purchases and commissions are made with the support and agreement of the Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection, whose members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport . The Advisory Committee is currently chaired by Sir David Verey and comprises five ex officio members (the Directors of
2280-522: The maintenance of the land and buildings making up the historic Royal Estate under the Crown Lands Act 1851 . These inherited functions, which were once centralised in the Office of Works , are now delivered as follows: The department also has responsibility for state ceremonial occasions and royal funerals. However, responsibility for the Civil List element of head-of-state expenditure and income from
2340-909: The memorial events. DCMS has also supported cyber initiatives such as Cyber Discovery and the UK Cyber Security Forum to support innovation in the cyber industry. The DCMS ministers are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold: On 7 February 2023, it was announced that the Department's Permanent Secretary role would be performed on an interim basis by Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne (job share). The DCMS has policy responsibility for three statutory corporations and two public broadcasting authorities. These bodies and their operation are largely independent of government policy influence. DCMS works with two non-ministerial departments: The public corporations are: Barbara Hepworth Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975)
2400-573: The outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. She lived in Trewyn Studios in St Ives from 1949 until her death in 1975. Trewyn Studios had once been an outbuilding of Trewyn House, later purchased by her pupil and assistant John Milne in 1956. She said that "Finding Trewyn Studio was sort of magic. Here was a studio, a yard, and garden where I could work in open air and space." St Ives had become
2460-568: The personal relationships. Hepworth greatly increased her studio space in 1960 when she purchased the Palais de Danse , a former cinema and dance hall, that was situated across the street from Trewyn. She used this new space to work on large-scale commissions. She also experimented with lithography in her late career, and produced two lithographic suites with the Curwen Gallery and its director Stanley Jones, one in 1969 and one in 1971. The latter
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2520-518: The remainder at its premises in central London for conservation or awaiting re-display. Until 2020, the main premises were in Queen's Yard off Tottenham Court Road , but there were plans to move to new premises in Whitehall in 2020. Wherever possible, the GAC lends works of art to exhibitions in public museums and galleries throughout the UK and abroad. The GAC also collaborates with other departments, such as
2580-474: The role of county surveyor . Hepworth attended Wakefield Girls' High School , where she was awarded music prizes at the age of 12 and won a scholarship to study at the Leeds School of Art from 1920. It was there that she met her fellow Yorkshireman, Henry Moore . They became friends and established a friendly rivalry that lasted professionally for many years. Despite the difficulties of attempting to gain
2640-447: The same reshuffle. In January 2018, Matthew Hancock , previous Minister of State for Digital, was appointed Secretary of State as part of a Cabinet reshuffle. In the 9 July 2018 reshuffle, Jeremy Wright became the Secretary of State. Nicky Morgan became Secretary of State in July 2019; she stood down as an MP at the 2019 United Kingdom general election but was ennobled as Baroness Morgan of Cotes and retained her position from within
2700-498: The sculptor John Skeaping in 1925. In 1931 she fell in love with the painter Ben Nicholson , and in 1933 divorced Skeaping. At this time she was part of a circle of modern artists centred on Hampstead, London, and was one of the founders of the art movement Unit One . At the beginning of the Second World War Hepworth and Nicholson moved to St Ives, Cornwall, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Best known as
2760-604: The separate Crown Estate remains with the Chancellor of the Exchequer . DCMS works jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on design issues, including sponsorship of the Design Council , and on relations with the computer games and publishing industries . DCMS works with local community system providers in broadcasting service via TV and Internet channels. In September 2022, it managed to hold
2820-404: The solo American exhibition of sculptures and drawings that Hepworth demanded, Hepworth moved, in 1957, to Galerie Chalette , run by Arthur and Madeleine Lejwa, known for their close relationship with Jean Arp , and dedication to close relationships with their artists. The Lejwas came through with the solo exhibition Hepworth craved. Hepworth came to New York for the opening (her first visit to
2880-611: The studios of Jean Arp , Pablo Picasso , and Constantin Brâncuși . Hepworth later became involved with the Paris-based art movement, Abstraction-Création . In 1933, Hepworth co-founded the Unit One art movement with Nicholson and Paul Nash , the critic Herbert Read , and the architect Wells Coates . The movement sought to unite Surrealism and abstraction in British art. Hepworth also helped raise awareness of continental artists amongst
2940-457: The time. Hepworth filed for divorce from Skeaping that year; they were divorced in March 1933. Her early work was highly interested in abstraction and art movements on the continent. In 1931, Hepworth was the first to sculpt the pierced figures that are characteristic of both her own work and, later, that of Henry Moore. They would lead in the path to modernism in sculpture. In 1933, Hepworth travelled with Nicholson to France, where they visited
3000-422: The works it acquired were historical portraits, such as a portraits of Charles II by Thomas Hawker , and of James II by Godfrey Kneller . As well as buying works, the GAC has also received many significant donations, some direct from the artist. The first curator of the collection, Richard Perry Bedford , was appointed in 1946; he was succeeded in 1949 by Richard Walker , who served until 1976, and expanded
3060-485: Was also during this decade that Hepworth became preoccupied with the idea of establishing a market base for her work in the United States. Initially she hoped to follow Henry Moore's successful sale of artwork via Curt Valentin of Bucholz Gallery in New York. Negotiations with Valentin did result in a number of American sales, but despite the sales, and despite interventions by Hepworth's friends, Valentin rebuffed repeated requests to hold any substantial stock of her work. It
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#17328522062793120-403: Was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo , Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Hepworth studied at Leeds School of Art and the Royal College of Art in the 1920s. She married
3180-472: Was appointed CBE in 1958 and DBE in 1965. In 1973 she was elected an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters . Following her death, her studio and home in St Ives 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 architect David Chipperfield . In January 2015 Tate Britain staged
3240-406: Was entitled "The Aegean Suite" (1971) and was inspired by Hepworth's trip to Greece in 1954 with Margaret Gardiner . The artist also produced a set of lithographs entitled "Opposing Forms" (1970) with Marlborough Fine Art in London. Barbara Hepworth died in an accidental fire at her Trewyn studios on 20 May 1975 at the age of 72. In 1951 Hepworth was commissioned by the Arts Council to create
3300-472: Was included in the 2021 exhibition Women in Abstraction at the Centre Pompidou . The first major survey of Hepworth's work, Barbara Hepworth: In Equilibrium was held at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne from 5 November 2022 to 13 March 2023. Her work had a wide influence on Australian sculpture. Marble portrait heads dating from London, ca. 1927, of Barbara Hepworth by John Skeaping , and of Skeaping by Hepworth, are documented by photograph in
3360-414: Was invited to view surgical procedures and, between 1947 and 1949, she produced nearly 80 drawings of operating rooms in chalk, ink, and pencil. Hepworth was fascinated by the similarities between surgeons and artists, stating: "There is, it seems to me, a close affinity between the work and approach of both physicians and surgeons, and painters and sculptors." In 1950, works by Hepworth were exhibited in
3420-489: Was not until 1955, after the Martha Jackson Gallery had offered Hepworth the opportunity to exhibit in their space alongside works by William Scott and Francis Bacon , that Hepworth formalised gallery representation in the new world. Hepworth's difficulties in establishing a stable gallery relationship in the United States have been attributed to many factors, including the artist's own diffidence regarding personal promotion of her work. When Martha Jackson failed to arrange
3480-424: Was renamed to Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 3 July 2017, staying DCMS under the premiership of Theresa May to reflect the department's increased activity in the digital sector. The department was renamed back to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) in February 2023, with responsibility for digital moving to the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology . DCMS
3540-418: Was stolen from its plinth in Dulwich Park , South London . Suspicions are that the theft was by scrap metal thieves. The piece, which had been in the park since 1970, was insured for £500,000, a spokesman for Southwark Council said. One of the editions of six of her 1964 bronze sculpture, Rock Form (Porthcurno) , was removed from the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton in the spring of 2014 by its owners,
3600-429: Was the co-ordinating department for the successful bid by London to host the 2012 Olympics and appointed and oversees the agencies delivering the Games' infrastructure and programme, principally the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and LOCOG . The June 2007 Cabinet reshuffle led to Tessa Jowell MP taking on the role of Paymaster General and then Minister for the Cabinet Office while remaining Minister for
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