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This scholarly volume interprets American taste and aesthetics in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Described here are 171 sculptures from the MFA's collection, in marble, bronze, plaster, and other materials. Biographies of the sculptors - including such legendary figures as Horatio Greenough, Hiram Powers, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens - detail the artists' origins and careers, while an appendix provides a groundbreaking technical analysis of the bronzes.
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Hardcover. Condition: VG/VG. Black cloth, teal and color pictorial DJ. [xl] 486 pp. 18 color, 171+ bw plates. Includes an introductory essay by Jonathan L. Fairbanks, along with a catalogue of 171 works by 74 sculptors, including eleven works by Greenough, fifteen by Saint-Gaudens, and six or more works each by William Wetmore Story, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Bela Lyon Pratt, Victor David Brenner, Richard H. Becchia, and Katharine Lane Weems. Excellent illustrations. Seller Inventory # 23604
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American Figurative Sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.; Introductory Essay by Jonathan L. Fairbanks
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near VG jacket (edge chips). First Edition. Boston, Massachusetts: Museum of Fine Arts, 1986. 8.5" wide by 11.75" tall. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Dust Jacket (protected by a removable Brodart sleeve) is not price clipped (60.00). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Handsomely illustrated with 249 art reproductions, including 18 plates in full color. From the Dust Jacket: "This catalogue is the first to documents the collection of American figurative sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from the early nineteenth century to post-World War II. Described here are 171 sculptures, including 70 in marble, 64 in bronze, 18 in plaster, and 19 in other materials. For each of the seventy known sculptors a biography gives a full account of the artist's origins, training, and career. Moreover, the professional lives of several sculptors -- such as Edward R. Thaxter, Philip Shelton Sears, Mary Orne Bowditch, and George Aarons -- are documented in detail for the first time. An appendix provides a ground-breaking technical analysis of the bronzes." Includes 11 works by Horatio Greenough, 15 by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and 6 or more each by William Wetmore Story, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Bela Lyon Pratt, Victor David Brenner, Richard H. Becchia, and Katharine Lane Weems. Other artists included are: Chauncey Bradley Ives, Gaston Lachaise, Hiram Powers, Thomas Crawford, Olin Levi Warner, Daniel Chester French, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Frederick William MacMonnies, etc. Bound in the original full black cloth, stamped in silver on the spine. Originally distributed by Northeastern University Press. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition./Near VG jacket (edge chips). xl, 488pp. . Seller Inventory # 003766
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BOSTON. Museum of Fine Arts. American Figurative Sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 488 pp. catalogue of the museum's collection; 18 color plates and 231 b&w figures. Folio, cloth. 1986. Seller Inventory # 22760