A concise history of modern sculpture / [by] Herbert Read.

Main entry:

Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, author.

Title & Author:

A concise history of modern sculpture / [by] Herbert Read.

Publication:

Description:

310 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Series:

Praeger world of art series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and index.
"Text references": . 279-282. Bibliography: p. 283-285.
Author's note -- 1. The prelude -- 2. Eclecticism -- 3. From Cubism to Constructivism -- 4. From Futurism to Surrealism -- 5. The vital image -- 6. A diffusion of styles.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Text references" : p. 279-282. Bibliography: p. 283-285.
Discusses the origin of the principles of sculpture and examines the work of great sculptors. Sir Herbert Read traces the development of modern sculpture from Rodin to the present day and brings order into the apparently chaotic proliferation of styles and techniques during this period.

ISBN:

0195199413
9780195199413

Subject:

Sculpture, Modern 20th century History.
Sculpture 20e siècle Histoire.
Sculpture, Modern

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Modern sculpture.
Praeger world of art series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 24980
Call No.: PO8866; ID:88-B11214
Status: Available

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