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Sculpting from Life

Honoring the skill and imagination of the most impactful artists, and the inspirational works which helped determine the shape of contemporary art, with a special emphasis on figurative sculpture, and the fine art of Frederick Hart.

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Ram's Head Amulet.  Gold.  Kushite Period (Dynasty XXV, ca.  712–664 BC).  Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sympathy with All Living Things

  • November 11th, 2022 14:02

Emblematic of the art of ancient Egypt are the splendid treasures of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the Great Sphinx of ...

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“The Flamingo” (1974) by Alexander Calder.  Chicago, Illinois.

Motion and Motive

  • November 2nd, 2022 12:15

“The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos.” — Alexander Calder  One of the most widely praised and ...

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Details of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial statue, also known as The Three Servicemen or The Three Soldiers.

The Things They Carried

  • October 12th, 2021 08:05

“In addition to the three standard weapons—the M-60, M-16, and M-79—they carried whatever presented itself, or ...

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Monument aux victimes des Révolutions, by Paul Moreau-Vauthier.

Wall of Martyrs

  • May 28th, 2021 09:56

PARIS, 1871 — In the aftermath of the Prussian invasion of France, and the collapse of the Second Empire, two rival ...

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Los Pescadores, by Francisco Zúñiga.

A Synthesis of Styles

  • May 1st, 2021 04:28

Francisco Zúñiga’s father was a sculptor, the creator of hundreds of religious sculptures. Like many of his siblings, ...

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Statue of Jimmy Carter by Frederick Hart.  Atlanta, Georgia.

Portrait of a President

  • April 28th, 2021 08:17

The Scientist On December 12, 1952, disaster struck Chalk River Laboratories in Canada. A problem with the ...

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