Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse
Hesse in her studio in 1965
Born(1936-01-11)January 11, 1936
DiedMay 29, 1970(1970-05-29) (aged 34)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University, studied with Josef Albers at Yale, Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, Art Students League of New York
Known forSculpture
MovementPostminimalism
SpouseTom Doyle (1961–66; divorced)

Eva Hesse (January 11, 1936 – May 29, 1970) was a 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.