Barbara Hepworth's first husband was John Skeaping. The two met at the Royal College of Art and married in 1925. They had one son, Paul, who was born in 1926. The couple separated in 1930 and divorced in 1933. Hepworth went on to marry Ben Nicholson in 1931.
The Artistic Journey of Barbara Hepworth: Sculpting English Masterpieces