Barbara Hepworth: The Plasters: The Gift to Wakefield

Dr Sophie Bowness is an art historian and a Trustee of the Hepworth Estate. She worked on the catalogue raisonné of Hepworth's sculpture and was a consultant on The Hepworth Wakefield. David Chipperfield Architects designed The Hepworth Wakefield and recent projects include the rebuilding of the Neues Museum in Berlin and the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate. Frances Guy is Head of Collections and Exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield. She was previously Curator at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Jackie Heuman is a conservation consultant and Co-Director of SculpCons Ltd. She is a specialist in the conservation of modern sculpture and a former Head of Sculpture Conservation at the Tate. Tessa Jackson is a Director of Jackson Sculpture Conservation Ltd specialising in the conservation of sculpture and objects. Simon Wallis is Director of The Hepworth Wakefield. He worked previously at Kettle's Yard, Tate Liverpool and Chisenhale Gallery. Gordon Watson led the development of The Hepworth Wakefield as Project Director from 2004 to 2010 and, before that, as manager of Wakefield Council's Museums and Arts Service.