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Canova - Sketching in Clay (Hardcover)
C. D. Dickerson, Emerson Bowyer; Contributions by Anthony Sigel, Elyse Nelson
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The first book-length examination of the clay models and creative
process of the preeminent neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova The
most celebrated sculptor of the neoclassical age, Antonio Canova
(1757–1822) established himself as the preeminent artist of his
time with his funerary monuments and meticulously carved marbles on
classical themes. Although his idealized and sensual sculptures are
widely known, this is the first book devoted entirely to the
brilliantly expressive clay models that he made in preparation for
his marble sculptures. Only sixty-five of his terracotta models
survive today. Extraordinarily modern in their boldness, the models
retain the touch of the artist’s hand and yield a revelatory
glimpse into Canova’s imaginative and technical process. The
authors, with expertise in art history and conservation, examine
Canova’s techniques for making terracotta models, including how
he used clay to develop full-scale models that his assistants
copied in marble, and his practice of gifting his models to
friends. Distributed for the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (June
11–October 9, 2023) Art Institute of Chicago (November 19,
2023–March 18, 2024) Â
A compelling examination of French sculptor Auguste Rodin from the
perspective of his enthusiastic American audience This exhibition
catalogue explores the American reception of French artist Auguste
Rodin (1840-1917), from 1893, when his first work entered a US
museum, to the present. Its trajectory reaches from the collecting
frenzy of the early twentieth century-promoted by philanthropist
Katherine Seney Simpson and performer Loie Fuller-to important
museum acquisitions of the 1920s and 1930s. From there, it
traverses the 1950s, when Rodin's reputation flagged, through to
the artist's revival and recognition in the 1980s. Rodin's
promoters include a dynamic cast of characters, each of whom played
a crucial role in cementing his status. The book traces this story
through approximately 50 sculptures and 20 drawings that cover
Rodin's most iconic subjects and themes. They demonstrate his
dexterity across media-his virtuosity in plaster, terracotta,
bronze, and marble-as well as his expressive, colorful drawings,
some of them relatively unknown, sparking new appreciation for his
work and delight for readers. Distributed for the Clark Art
Institute Exhibition Schedule: Clark Art Institute, Williamstown,
MA (June 18-September 18, 2022) High Museum of Art, Atlanta
(October 21, 2022-January 15, 2023)
A critical reexamination of Carpeaux's bust Why Born Enslaved! and
other nineteenth-century antislavery images-this book interrogates
the treatment of the Black figure as a malleable political symbol
and locus of exoticized beauty This critical reexamination of
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's iconic bust Why Born Enslaved! unpacks the
sculpture's complex and sometimes contradictory engagement with an
antislavery discourse. Noted art historians and writers discuss how
categories of racial difference grew in popularity in the
nineteenth century alongside a crescendo in cultural production in
France during the Second Empire. By focusing on Why Born Enslaved!
and comparing it to works by Carpeaux's contemporaries on both
sides of the Atlantic, as well as to objects by
twenty-first-century artists Kara Walker and Kehinde Wiley, this
volume explores such key themes as the portrayal of Black
enslavement and emancipation; the commodification of images of
Black figures; the role of sculpture in generating the sympathies
of its audiences; and the relevance of Carpeaux's sculpture to
legacies of empire. The book also provides a chronology of events
central to the histories of transatlantic slavery, abolition,
colonialism, and empire. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of
Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (March 10, 2022-March 5, 2023)
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