Hepworth was married twice. Her first husband was the artist and poet John Skeaping, with whom she had a daughter, Rachel. After their divorce in 1939, she married the painter Ben Nicholson, with whom she had two sons, Simon and David. Nicholson and Hepworth were together until his death in 1982.
The Artistic Journey of Barbara Hepworth: Sculpting English Masterpieces