p. 17
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It's [the art-magazine 'Circle'] been reprinted and it's now referred to as classic. Well it is. But Ben Nicholson, Sir Leslie Martin, Gabo and Leslie Martin's wife, Sadie Speaight, and I did that. We were sitting round the fire and we said, 'Why shouldn't we do a book?'. And so we started and now it's a classic and referred to as such.
— Barbara Hepworth
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It's [the art-magazine 'Circle'] been reprinted and it's now referred to as classic. Well it is. But Ben Nicholson, Sir Leslie Martin, Gabo and Leslie Martin's wife, Sadie Speaight, and I did that. We were sitting round the fire and we said, 'Why shouldn't we do a book?'. And so we started and now it's a classic and referred to as such." in the context of "p. 17" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Barbara Hepworth" (Quotes, 1970s, 'Art Talk, conversations with 15 woman artists', (1975): '''Quotes of Barbara Hepworth, from: Art Talk, conversations with 15 woman artists, Cindy Nemser, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data, 1995)
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About Barbara Hepworth
Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth DBE (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was a major British sculptor and artist of the twentieth century.
About Barbara Hepworth
Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth DBE (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was a major British sculptor and artist of the twentieth century.
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