‘The exhibition, “Leon Underwood: Figure and Rhythm”, presents a long-overdue retrospective of the artist who has been described as ‘the precursor of modern sculpture in Britain’. Leon Underwood (1890–1975) was a radical influence on some of the most important modern British artists who were his students, including Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Eileen Agar, but has not received the recognition he so clearly deserves.’ Read the rest of Simon Martin’s introduction to the exhibition here.
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