Main entry:

Reynolds, Donald M. author.

Title & Author:

Masters of American sculpture : the figurative tradition from the American renaissance to the millennium / Donald Martin Reynolds.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, [1993]

Description:

275 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm + 1 errata slip (30 cm)

Notes:
"In tribute to the National Sculpture Society on its 100th anniversary"--Page 1.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

1558592768
9781558592766

Subject:

Sculpture, American 19th century.
Sculpture, American 20th century.
Human figure in art.
Sculpture, American.
Sculpture américaine.
Corps humain dans l'art.
Sculpture américaine 19e siècle.
Sculpture américaine 20e siècle.
Körper
Plastik
Plastische kunst.
Figuratieve kunst.
Sculpture 19e siècle États-Unis.
Sculpture 20e siècle États-Unis.
Sculptures History
United States

Form/genre:

Festschriften.

Added entries:

National Sculpture Society (U.S.), honouree.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 299951
Call No.: BIB 246095
Status: Available