A new American sculpture, 1914-1945 : Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach

The Resource A new American sculpture, 1914-1945 : Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach
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A new American sculpture, 1914-1945 : Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach
Title remainder
Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach
Statement of responsibility
edited by Andrew J. Eschelbacher ; essays by Andrew J. Eschelbacher, Michaela R. Haffner, Ronald Harvey, Shirley Reece-Hughes, Roberta K. Tarbell
Title variation
Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach
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Language
eng
Summary
This is the first publication to situate the individual contributions of Gaston Lachaise, Robert Laurent, Elie Nadelman, and William Zorach into a compelling constellation of artists with shared aesthetic and social concerns. Although each European-born, American artist cultivated his own distinct style, their creative priorities were all deeply rooted in quiet composition, synthetic approaches to anatomy, and architectural unity of curves and volume. At a time when abstract forms were popular, Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach were all ultimately in favor of maintaining the integrity of the human body to explore modernist styles. This handsome book underscores their unrelenting search for a novel American visual tradition at the intersection of modernism, historic visual culture, and contemporary popular imagery. Exhibition: Portland Museum of Art, Portland, USA (26.05-03.09.2017); Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, USA (17.02-13.05.2018)
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
ERASA
Date of event
  • May 26-September 8, 2017,
  • October 14, 2017-January 7, 2018,
  • February 17-May 13, 2018,
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
  • photographs
Index
index present
Language note
Text in English
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
Other event information
  • "A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach" :
  • "A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach" :
  • "A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach" :
Place of event
  • The Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, United States
  • The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
  • The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Target audience
specialized

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