Sculptors (Arts/Visual_Arts/Sculpture/History/Sculptors)
up SculptorsThis category is for sculptors of historical significance.EntriesSzukalski, Stanislav (1893-1987) http://szukalski.com/ The official website for the Polish-American sculptor, painter and writer. Biographies, gallery, posters, and books. Polasek, Albin (1879-1965) http://www.polasek.org/ Museum and sculpture garden devoted to Czech-American sculptor. Maillol, Aristide (1861-1941) http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milano-Cat/5888/ An illustrated biography by Ryozo Himino of the French sculptor. This is an English translation by the author of a book in Japanese (Tokyo 2001). Rheinhold, Hugo (1853-1900) http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Rheinhold's_Monkey/Rheinhold's_Monkey_Page.htm Axel Schmetzke provides primary and secondary sources on the life and works of the late-19th century German-Jewish sculptor, particularly his "Philosophizing Monkey" bronze. Carrick, Alexander (1882 - 1966) http://www.alexandercarrick.webeden.co.uk/ Scottish sculptor who was responsible for many Scottish war memorials and was influential as an academician of the Royal Scottish Academy. The site provides a full biography of his life and work including many photographs. Fredericks, Marshall M. (1908-1998) http://www.svsu.edu/mfsm/ Museum housing works that span the career of the American sculptor, known for his monumental figurative work, public memorials, fountains, portraits and sculptures of animals. Augustincic, Antun (1900-1979) http://www.mdc.hr/augustincic/eng/augustincic/index.html Biography of Croatian monumental sculptor from the Augustincic Gallery. Arp, Jean (1886-1996) http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_8.html Biography of the modernist sculptor Jean Arp from the Guggenheim Collection. McKenna, James (1933-2000) http://www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org/sculptor/ Review of the achievement of Irish stone sculptor, and of his contribution to the International Hopkins Summer School in Ireland. Barnard, George Grey (1863-1938) http://www.georgegreybarnard.com/ Highlights the contribution to the art world of the American sculptor, exploring the people and places that influenced him. Henghes, Heinz (1906-1975) http://www.henghes.org/ An account of the life and work of the German born artist and sculptor. Subirachs, Josep Maria (b.1927) http://www.subirachs.org/ Pioneer of Avant Guard sculpture in Catalonia in the second half of the twentieth century. (Site in English, Catalan and Spanish) Zúñiga, Francesco (1912-1998) http://www.franciscozuniga.org/ Eminent Mexican sculptor born in Costa Rica. Site features a small gallery of artworks and chronology as well as information on the rarely seen photography of Bernice Kolko. SubcategoriesArchipenko, Alexander Alexander Porfiryevich Archipenko (1887-1964) Ukranian sculptor associated with the cubist movement. Bologna, Giovanni Bologna, Giovanni (da) or Giambologna, Jean de Boulogne (1529-1608)- Florentine sculptor. Brancusi, Constantin Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) Romanian sculptor and pioneer of abstraction; settled in Paris in 1904. Calder, Alexander Alexander Calder (1898-1976) American sculptor and kinetic artist. Canova, Antonio Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Italian Neoclassical sculptor. Caro, Sir Anthony Sir Anthony Caro (b.1924) British contemporary sculptor. Cellini, Benvenuto Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) Florentine sculptor, goldsmith and writer. Chillida, Eduardo Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), Basque abstract sculptor. Epstein, Sir Jacob Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) American-born sculptor who worked mainly in England. Gabo, Naum Naum Gabo (1890-1977)Russian-born artist influenced by Constructivism and Cubism. Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) French sculptor who lived in London. Gerhaert, Nicolaus von Leyden Nicolaus (von Leyden or Leyen) Gerhaert (active 1462-73/8) German Gothic sculptor. Ghiberti, Lorenzo Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455), Florentine sculptor famous for making two of the three bronze doors for the Baptistry in Florence. Gibbons, Grinling Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), Dutch-English woodcarver. Gibson, John John Gibson (1790-1866) British-born Neoclassical sculptor who lived most of his life in Rome. Girardon, François François Girardon (1628-1715), Classical French sculptor for Louis XIV. Gislebertus Gislebertus, active (c.1125-35) French Romanesque sculptor. González, Julio Julio González or Gonzáles (1876-1942) Born in Barcelona to a metal-working family, a pioneer of welded steel sculpture. Günther, Franz Ignaz Franz Ignaz Günther (1725-75), German Rococo sculptor. Lipchitz, Jacques Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973) Lithuanian/French sculptor. Noguchi, Isamu Isamu Noguchi (1904-88) American abstract expressionist sculptor. Smith, David David Smith (1906-65) American sculptor who worked primarily in steel. Zadkine, Ossip Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) Russian born sculptor. Related categoriesArtists This category is for sites dedicated to artists who have Art Historical importance. Barye, Antoine Louis (1796-1875) French animal sculptor. Bernini, Gianlorenzo (1598-1680) Italian sculptor and architect, the dominant figure of the Italian baroque. Beuys, Joseph Joseph Beuys: 1921-1986, German conceptual artist and political activist. Bourdelle, Émile Antoine Émile Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), French sculptor and pupil of Rodin. Buonarroti, Michelangelo Donatello Italian Renaissance sculptor Donato di Niccolò Betto Bardi(1386?-1466). Flaxman, John John Flaxman (1755-1826) English Neoclassical sculptor and draughtsman. Giacometti, Alberto Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Swiss sculptor and painter, son of the impressionist painter Giovannia Giacometti. In the 1930s and thereafter, he created highly original sculptures of elongated, Gill, Eric Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (1882-1940) British engraver, typographer, sculptor and writer. Goldsworthy, Andy Gottlieb, Adolph Adolph Gottlieb (1903-74) Hepworth, Barbara (1903-1975) British sculptor, created abstract forms in wood, stone, and metal. Hesse, Eva Painter and sculptor Eva Hesse (b. 1936, Germany) was a leading exponent of the Eccentric Abstraction art historical movement. At the time of her death in 1970, she lived in New York City and recently Landseer, Sir Edwin Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) is an English artist best known for his animal paintings. Leighton, Lord Frederick Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) French painter, sculptor, and lithographer. Along with Picasso, Matisse is considered Miro, Joan Moore, Henry Nevelson, Louise Sculptor, born in Kiev, Russia and immigrated to the United States with her parents in 1905. Best known for works that consist of open-faced wooden boxes stacked to make freestanding walls. Within the Oldenburg, Claes Thure Picasso, Pablo Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917). The French artist had a profound influence on 20th-century sculpture. His works are distinguished by their stunning strength and realism. Rodin refused to ignore the negative aspects of Schwitters, Kurt Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was a German artist and poet perhaps best known for his collages and nonsensical sound-poems. Woolner, Thomas Thomas Woolner RA (1825-1892) was born at Hadleigh, Suffolk, and came to London in 1838, where he studied sculpture under William Behnes. He attended the Royal Academy Schools from 1842, and first Neigbour categoriesAncient Sculpture This category lists sites and pages devoted to the sculpture of the Ancient World, in particular the classical sculpture of ancient Greece and Rome but Gargoyles A water spout projecting from a roof, or the parapet of a wall or tower, and carved into a grotesque figure, human or animal. Green Man The Green Man or foliate head is an image of a face disgorging or devouring leaves and vines, or of a face composed entirely of leaves. Sheela na Gigs Sheela na Gigs are carvings of naked females posed in a manner which displays and emphasises the genitalia. (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks)
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