This exploration of Barbara Hepworth's work features her naturalistic carvings of the 1920's and increasingly abstract sculptures of the 1930's, the ambitious post-war works in wood, stone and bronze, her public commisions and the strikingly diverse creations of her final years. Extensive exhibitions at Tate St Ives and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and the permanent display at the Barbara Hepworth Museum provide the settings for many of the works included in this film. Other sculptures have been specially filmed in the locations for which they were made.

This exploration of Barbara Hepworth's work features her naturalistic carvings of the 1920's and increasingly abstract sculptures of the 1930's, the ambitious post-war works in wood, stone and bronze, her public commisions and the strikingly diverse creations of her final years. Extensive exhibitions at Tate St Ives and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and the permanent display at the Barbara Hepworth Museum provide the settings for many of the works included in this film. Other sculptures have been specially filmed in the locations for which they were made.