Body Doubles: Sculpture in Britain, 1877–1905
by David J. Getsy (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2004) $65.
Explore the link between past and present with David J. Getsy’s examination of artworks that changed the face of sculpture by highlighting such artists as Frederick Leighton, Hamo Thornycroft, Alfred Gilbert, Edward Onslow Ford and James Harvard Thomas. This book appeals especially to those fascinated by artists willing to challenge the status quo as each chapter focuses on specific sculptures created in an effort to push boundaries within modern art theory.
Explore the link between past and present with David J. Getsy’s examination of artworks that changed the face of sculpture by highlighting such artists as Frederick Leighton, Hamo Thornycroft, Alfred Gilbert, Edward Onslow Ford and James Harvard Thomas. This book appeals especially to those fascinated by artists willing to challenge the status quo as each chapter focuses on specific sculptures created in an effort to push boundaries within modern art theory. Getsy concentrates on corporeal reality in his depiction of the "New Sculptors." Instead of presenting a cursory analysis of a vast arrangement of sculptures made during these years, Getsy provides an intimate look at particular pieces. Rich in detail and interlaced with sculptural images, Body Doubles examines how British sculptors of this period used the body to juxtapose classical tradition with modern innovation.
—Ashley Murray
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