Modern British sculpture / edited by Penelope Curtis and Keith Wilson.
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TextPublication details: London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2011Description: 272 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 9781905711727 (hbk.) :; 1905711727 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Sculpture, British -- 20th century | Art and DesignDDC classification: 730.9'41'0904 Summary: From Leighton to Lucas, this survey explores sculpture in Britain over the last 130 years. The main topics are how sculpture mediates issues of national identity and how Britain's links with her Empire have shaped her artistic output. The sculptors Epstein, Hepworth, Moore, Caro, Gillick, Opie, Turnbull and others are discussed. Other subtopics include ceramics, environmental construction, and the influence of the British Museum and the British landscape.
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| 730.92 SEG George Segal : street scenes. | 730.922 COR Wild thing : Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska, Gill / | 730.941 GUN Dictionary of British sculptors 1660-1851. | 730.941 MOD Modern British sculpture / | 730.941 STO Sculpture in Britain - the Middle Ages / | 730.941 WHI Sculpture in Britain, 1530-1830 / | 730.942 STA Sculpture parks & trails of England / |
From Leighton to Lucas, this survey explores sculpture in Britain over the last 130 years. The main topics are how sculpture mediates issues of national identity and how Britain's links with her Empire have shaped her artistic output. The sculptors Epstein, Hepworth, Moore, Caro, Gillick, Opie, Turnbull and others are discussed. Other subtopics include ceramics, environmental construction, and the influence of the British Museum and the British landscape.
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