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A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach
Andrew Eschelbacher
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Description for A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach
Paperback. Editor(s): Eschelbacher, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 248. .
A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945 is the first publication to situate the individual contributions of Gaston Lachaise, Robert Laurent, Elie Nadelman, and William Zorach into a compelling constellation of artists with shared aesthetic and social concerns. Although each European-born, American artist cultivated his own distinct style, their creative priorities were all deeply rooted in quiet composition, synthetic approaches to anatomy, and architectural unity of curves and volume. At a time when abstract forms were popular, Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach were all ultimately in favor of maintaining the integrity of the human body to explore modernist styles. This handsome book ... Read more
A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945 is the first publication to situate the individual contributions of Gaston Lachaise, Robert Laurent, Elie Nadelman, and William Zorach into a compelling constellation of artists with shared aesthetic and social concerns. Although each European-born, American artist cultivated his own distinct style, their creative priorities were all deeply rooted in quiet composition, synthetic approaches to anatomy, and architectural unity of curves and volume. At a time when abstract forms were popular, Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach were all ultimately in favor of maintaining the integrity of the human body to explore modernist styles. This handsome book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300226218
SKU
V9780300226218
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About Andrew Eschelbacher
Andrew Eschelbacher is the Susan Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Assistant Curator of European Art at the Portland Museum of Art.
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