| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
275 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Note |
"In tribute to the National Sculpture Society on its 100th anniversary ; to all those who labor in behalf of the human figure, and, shining through it, the human spirit"--epigraph. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the figurative tradition -- Beaux-arts symbiosis: architecture and the human figure -- A new perspective on the nature of public monuments -- Selected monuments to the great and the small -- Highlights of the equestrian monument in America -- Sentries, doughboys, and GI Joes -- Insights into the American portrait -- The art of the medal -- The first Americans remembered -- Everyday people doing everyday things -- Twentieth-century transfigurations. |
| Summary |
Examines the perceptions and theories of American figurative sculpture. |
| Subject |
Sculpture, American -- 19th century.
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Sculpture, American -- 20th century.
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Human figure in art.
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| Indexed Term |
Sculptures History |
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United States |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1800-1992
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Reynolds, Donald M. Masters of American sculpture. 1st ed. New York : Abbeville Press, c1993 (OCoLC)622542668 |
| ISBN |
1558592768: $67.50 |
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9781558592766 |
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