Eva Hesse (January 11, 1936 – May 29, 1970), was a Jewish German-born American sculptor, known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. She is one of the artists who ushered in the postminimal art movement in the 1960s
When Hesse was two years old in December 1938, her parents, hoping to flee from Nazi Germany, sent Hesse and her older sister, Helen Hesse Charash, to the Netherlands via Kindertransport.[3] After almost six months of separation, the reunited family moved to England and then, in 1939, emigrated to New York City,[4] where they settled into Manhattan's Washington Heights.[5][6] In 1944, Hesse's parents separated; her father remarried in 1945 and her mother committed suicide in 1946.[6] In 1962, she met and married sculptor Tom Doyle; they divorced in 1966.[7] In October 1969, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and she died on Friday, May 29, 1970. Her death, after three operations within a year,[8] at age 34 ended a career spanning only 10 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Hesse
When Hesse was two years old in December 1938, her parents, hoping to flee from Nazi Germany, sent Hesse and her older sister, Helen Hesse Charash, to the Netherlands via Kindertransport.[3] After almost six months of separation, the reunited family moved to England and then, in 1939, emigrated to New York City,[4] where they settled into Manhattan's Washington Heights.[5][6] In 1944, Hesse's parents separated; her father remarried in 1945 and her mother committed suicide in 1946.[6] In 1962, she met and married sculptor Tom Doyle; they divorced in 1966.[7] In October 1969, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and she died on Friday, May 29, 1970. Her death, after three operations within a year,[8] at age 34 ended a career spanning only 10 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Hesse
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