PUBLIC SCULPTURE CIVIL IDEAL PB
| Author | : Michele Helene Bogart |
| Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 1997-05-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : UVA:X004105359 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book PUBLIC SCULPTURE CIVIL IDEAL PB written by Michele Helene Bogart and published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. This book was released on 1997-05-17 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bogart (art history, State University of New York, Stony Brook) explores how New York's celebrated municipal sculptures were supported, who created them, and why the majority of significant pieces were sponsored and produced between 1890 and 1920. Accounts of the most significant commissions (including NYPL) examine the institutional structure and organizational framework of public art patronage and production and document the complicated maneuvering for commissions. Illustrated with bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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