Sculpture: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Edward Lanteri, Modelling and Sculpture: A Guide for Artists and Students, 3 vol. (1965; previously pub. under the title Modelling, 3 vol., 1902–11), still an outstanding work on traditional methods; Jack C. Rich, The Materials and Methods of Sculpture (1947), comprehensive coverage of all except the most recent methods and materials; Wilbert Verhelst, Sculpture: Tools, Materials, and Techniques (1973), a wide-ranging survey with good coverage of modern materials; John W. Mills, The Technique of Casting for Sculpture (1967), and Sculpture in Concrete (1968), two useful technical handbooks; Trevor Faulkner, The Thames and Hudson Manual of Direct Metal Sculpture (1978), an informative work on a variety of historical and modern methods; Udo Kultermann, The New Sculpture: Environments and Assemblages (1968; originally published in German, 1967), a comprehensive account of these two recently developed forms of sculpture; Rudolf Wittkower, Sculpture: Processes and Principles (1977), an authoritative account of the interaction of techniques and aesthetics in the history of sculpture; L.R. Rogers, Sculpture (1969), and Relief Sculpture (1974), two books dealing with the principles and techniques of sculpture and their bearing on its appreciation as an art form. Nicholas Penny, The Materials of Sculpture (1993), treats the technical aspects, social history, and meaning of traditional sculpture materials.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - A history of sculpture in painting. | Sep 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Victoria and Albert Museum - Sculpture techniques. | Oct 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Boise State Pressbooks - Introduction To Art - Sculpture and Installation. | Aug 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Sculpture (PDF). | Nov 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Types of Sculpture Our Guide to 3-Dimensional Art Formats. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Sculpture. | May 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Sculpture. | Jan 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Ancient Greek Sculpture. | Oct 19, 2022 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 19, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 26, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 20, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 13, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - History of Sculpture. | Aug 08, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: History World - History of Sculpture. | Aug 08, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: TATE - Sculpture. | Aug 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Sculpture. | Mar 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Entertainment - Sculpture. | Sep 27, 2011 | ||
| Added image of the late 15th-century Italian sculpture Kneeling Virgin, attributed to Paolo Aquilanoca. | Nov 10, 2010 | ||
| Added image of a 6th-century metal sculpture of Buddha Shakyamuni from Uttar Pradesh, India. | Oct 12, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Old and Sold - Greek Sculpture. | Sep 22, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Classical Greek Sculpture. | Sep 22, 2010 | ||
| Photographs added of Henry Moore's Reclining Figure, both in progress and as completed. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | May 20, 2009 | ||
| Changed "Della" to "della." | Feb 04, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Old and Sold - Roman Sculpture. | Mar 10, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Spanish sculpture. | Mar 10, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 18, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | May 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 15, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sculpture Garden. | May 11, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 02, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 18, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 03, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 12, 2000 |