American Masters of Sculpture : Being Brief Appreciations of Some American Sculptors and of Some Phases of Sculpture in America

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caffin, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1854-1918.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"American Masters of Sculpture" by Charles H. Caffin is a collection of critical appreciations written in the early 20th century. This work examines prominent American sculptors and key phases of sculpture in America, focusing on artists such as Augustus Saint-Gaudens and George Grey Barnard. The book likely delves into the historical development and cultural significance of sculpture in the United States. The opening portion introduces the historical context of American sculpture, highlighting the transformative events around the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Caffin describes earlier American sculptors who often trained in European traditions, primarily in Italy but later shifted towards creating works inspired by their American environment. He emphasizes how the evolution of taste and a growing sense of national identity influenced sculptors to create memorials that resonate with contemporary social values, culminating in a more confident and expressive American sculpture scene. The introduction lays the groundwork for further exploration of individual sculptors, their techniques, and the broader themes of their artistic contributions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

George Grey Barnard

John Quincy Adams Ward

Daniel Chester French

Frederick Macmonnies

Paul Weyland Bartlett

Herbert Adams

Charles Henry Niehaus

Olin Levi Warner

Solon Hannibal Borglum

Victor David Brenner

The decorative motive

The ideal motive.

Credits:

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 50.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2019-06-07