Jacob Epstein ranks among the finest and most influential sculptors of this century. In this complelling biography, Mr. Gardiner intimately draws on personal research and a mass of unpublished papers to paint a vivid picture of the man and his art. He unravels the complex story of Epstein's life, assesses the origins of his masisive output of work, and analyses his unending battles with traditionalists and the Establishment. The fullest account yet to appear of Epstein's life and work.

Epstein - Artist Against The Establishment

Arts & Photography

stephen-gardiner

History & Criticism

Flamingo

"Collins Gems" are smartly designed pocket reference guides, providing knowledge at a glance on a wide variety of popular and timely subjects. Packed with outstanding color photos and illustrations, and sporting durable flexi-bindings, these unique quick-reference books offer the minimum in size and the maximum in information.

Origami (Collins Gems)

Sculpture

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

A practical, highly illustrated guide to the ancient art of origami. Though highly illustrated, with step-by-step instructions, the Gem enables you to make a range of models.Collins Gem Origami outlines all the tools and skills necessary to making up to 200 models from the very simple to the complex.For each model there are illustrated, step-by-step diagrams to show you what to do along with a photograph of the finished result.With around 200 illustrations, this guide will give anyone the confidence to make some origami models.

Origami (Collins Gem)

Bounford, Trevor

Collins.

Projects for Creative Woodcarving

Suggests fifty carving projects, including birds, horses, wildlife, nudes, craftsmen at work, musicians, and storybook characters, and includes advice on making bowls, jewelry, chess sets, and pipes

NORBURY, Ian

Macmillan Pub. Co.

An amazing collection of paper toy designs and design techniques from innovative contemporary artists and designers around the world, We Are Paper Toys includes sketches of the toys, and step-by-step instructions on how to create the toys and make them your own. Additionally, We Are Paper Toys is packaged with a DVD featuring the templates for the toys in the book. These templates can be printed on your choice of paper and folded and glued to make the paper toys from the book.

We Are Paper Toys: Print-Cut-Fold-Glue-Fun

Bou, Louis

Graphic Design

Harper Design

Images in Clay Sculpture: Historical and Contemporary Techniques (ICON EDITIONS)

Surveys the artistic uses of clay and describes a variety of traditional and modern methods for creating sculptures in clay

Images in Clay Sculpture: Historical and Contemporary Techniques (Icon Editions)

Speight, Charlotte F.

Harper & Row, Publishers; Icon Editions

Florentine Renaissance sculpture (Icon editions)

Avery, Charles

Harper&Row

This concise illustrated survey of the life and work of Donatello, the greatest sculptor before Michelangelo and the most influential artist of the 15th century, provides coverage of Donatello's sculpture in different media and in different cities of Italy and discusses his importance and influence. An introduction for general readers, tourists or students, the book shows how Donatello's heroic style created a new humanism that was a hallmark of the Renaissance.

Donatello: An Introduction

Westview Press

A survey of sculpture, pottery, art, and crafts produced by the Olmecs, Chavin, Aztecs, and Incas before the European discovery of the New World

Pre-Columbian Art: The Morton D. May and the St. Louis Art Museum Collections (ICON EDITIONS)

Parsons, Lee A.

Photography & Video

Icon.

This authoritative, lively book, based on the BBC Time-Life television series, provides a comprehensive survey of the birth and development of modern art and an updated discussion of the European and American art movements in the 70s and 80s including minimalist and public art, 70s American painting, German Neo-Expressionism, art by women, and environmental art. "The Future that Was," the final chapter, is completely rewritten and updated. 75% of the 275 illustrations in the revised edition are in 4-color.

The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art: Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, It's Fall

HUGHES, ROBERT

McGraw–Hill Education

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