Sculpture victorious : art in an age of invention, 1837-1901 / edited by Martina Droth, Jason Edwards, Michael Hatt ; with contributions by Tim Barringer, Désirée de Chair, Edward S. Cooke, Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, A. Robin Hoffman, Claire Jones, Tess Korobkin, Morna O'Neill, Lene Østermark-Johansen, Jennifer Powell, Catherine Roach, M.G. Sullivan, Marjorie Trusted, Sarah Victoria Turner, Caroline Vout.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Droth, Martina, editor.

Edwards, Jason, 1971- editor.

Hatt, Michael, 1960- editor.

Barringer, T. J., writer of supplementary textual content.

Chaire, Désirée de, writer of supplementary textual content.

Cooke, Edward S., Jr. (Edward Strong), 1954- writer of supplementary textual content.

Corbeau-Parsons, Caroline, writer of supplementary textual content.

Hoffman, A. Robin, writer of supplementary textual content.

Jones, Claire (Claire Bethsedia), writer of supplementary textual content.

Korobkin, Tess, writer of supplementary textual content.

O'Neill, Morna, writer of supplementary textual content.

Østermark-Johansen, Lene, 1963- writer of supplementary textual content.

Powell, Jennifer, writer of supplementary textual content.

Roach, Catherine, writer of supplementary textual content.

Sullivan, M. G., writer of supplementary textual content.

Trusted, Marjorie, writer of supplementary textual content.

Turner, Sarah Victoria, writer of supplementary textual content.

Vout, Caroline, writer of supplementary textual content.

Yale Center for British Art, host institution.

Tate Gallery, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sculpture, Victorian--Great Britain--Exhibitions.

Sculpture, Victorian.

Sculpture, Victorian--Colonies--Great Britain--Exhibitions.

Art and society--Great Britain--History--19th century--Exhibitions.

Art and society.

Art and society--Great Britain--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

History.

Colonies.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

448 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press ; Yale Center for British Art, [2014]

Summary:

"Sculpture Victorious highlights the diversity, originality, and ubiquity of sculptural production during the reign of Queen Victoria. This lavishly illustrated book examines how colorful marbles, bronzes, finely wrought silver, and exquisitely detailed electrotypes, as well as gems, cameos, and porcelain, related to and contributed to the contemporary world. In an age of unprecedented territorial expansion, sculpture reflected the power of the British empire; at the same time, increased access to materials and resources facilitated artistic production and innovation. The partnership between art and industry was equally generative and creative, enabling daring explorations of sculpture's possibilities, both political and aesthetic. Bringing to bear a range of materials including statuary, reliefs, models, drawings, and objets d'art, as well as prints, photographs, and paintings, this stunning tome assembles, for the first time, the vibrancy, inventiveness, and modernity of Victorian sculpture. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Directors' foreword

Acknowledgments

Sculpture victorious / Martina Droth, Jason Edwards, Michael Hatt

Victorian sculpture

Sculpture and ceremonial

Sculpture and national history

Antiquity and the ideal

Craft and manufacture

Sculpture and display

Sculpture and commemoration

Craft and art.

Notes:

Catalog of the exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art from Sept. 11-Nov. 30, 2014, and at Tate Gallery, London, from Feb. 25-May 25, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300208030

0300208030

OCLC:

880374782