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Hetta Empson
South African sculptor, wife of William Empson · South Africa · Artists · Lived 1915 to 1996 · aged 81
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Something wrong?Hester Henrietta (Hetta) Crouse Empson (1915-1996) was a South African sculptor. She was described as a "sculptor, political activist, adventurer and socialite" in her obituary in the Times.
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Hester Henrietta (Hetta) Crouse Empson (1915-1996) was a South African sculptor. She was described as a "sculptor, political activist, adventurer and socialite" in her obituary in the Times. She and her husband William Empson were involved in the London bohemian group that included George Orwell, Louis MacNeice, Jill Neville, Fay Weldon, Lewis Wolpert and Kathleen Raine.
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