Hetta Empson
Hetta Empson | |
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| Born | Hester Henrietta (Hetta) Crouse 18 September 1915 Kroonstad, South Africa |
| Died | 22 December 1996 (aged 81) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Spouse | William Empson (from the 1940s until his death in 1984) |
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.