The Necessity of Sculpture

by Eric Gibson

Book Overview

The Necessity of Sculpture brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic. It covers subjects as diverse as Mesopotamian cylinder seals, war memorials, and the art of the American West; stylistic periods such as the Hellenistic in Ancient Greece and Kamakura in medieval Japan; Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and other historical figures;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641771089
• ISBN13: 9781641771085
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Criterion Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.9" x 7.9"