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Wild thing : Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska, Gill / Richard Cork.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Royal Academy of Arts ; 2009.Description: 189 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781905711468
  • 1905711468
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Contents:
Scandal on the Strand -- Epstein befriends Gill -- Gill championed by Fry -- The cave of te golden calf and the tomb of Oscar Wilde -- GuadioerBrzeska emerges -- Epstine by the sea -- Gaudier-Brzeska, Pound and Blast -- Rock drill -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Cpoyright and photographic acknowledgements -- Lenders to the exhibition.
Summary: Epstein, Gill and Gaudier-Brzeska were pioneers of modern Bristish sculpture. In a burst of daring creativity before World War I, they revolutionized their field. The three artists produced sculpture whose sexual explicitness and boldness of form shocked contemporary viewers. Examples of their works illustrate this text, including Epstein's robotic masterpiece, 'Rock Drill', Gill's 'Ecstasy' and Gudier-Brzaeska's 'Birds Erect'.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Pink 735.23 COR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00770

Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 24 October 2009-24 January 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scandal on the Strand -- Epstein befriends Gill -- Gill championed by Fry -- The cave of te golden calf and the tomb of Oscar Wilde -- GuadioerBrzeska emerges -- Epstine by the sea -- Gaudier-Brzeska, Pound and Blast -- Rock drill -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Cpoyright and photographic acknowledgements -- Lenders to the exhibition.

Epstein, Gill and Gaudier-Brzeska were pioneers of modern Bristish sculpture. In a burst of daring creativity before World War I, they revolutionized their field. The three artists produced sculpture whose sexual explicitness and boldness of form shocked contemporary viewers. Examples of their works illustrate this text, including Epstein's robotic masterpiece, 'Rock Drill', Gill's 'Ecstasy' and Gudier-Brzaeska's 'Birds Erect'.