Public Sculpture of the City of London - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sculpture of the City of London write by Philip Ward-Jackson. This book was released on 2003. Public Sculpture of the City of London available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As the financial capital of the British Empire, the City commissioned imposing statues of those who had made it what it was. More surprising is the wealth of architectural sculpture, including the friezes of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the most important of the 'New Sculpture'.
Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster
Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster write by Philip Ward-Jackson. This book was released on 2011. Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Westminster Borough of London, which includes much of the city's fashionable West End, boasts a large concentration of public sculptures, including war memorials, commemorative monuments, fountains, and other prominent works of art. Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster: Volume I documents nearly three hundred of these works, with illustrations and details of construction, selections of artists and sites, and conservation history. In the case of statues commemorating public figures, a brief biography is also provided focusing on the achievements celebrated. Additional sections discuss the use of Parliament Square, Trafalgar Square, and the Victoria Embankment as sites for commemoration.
Public Sculpture of South London
Public Sculpture of South London - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sculpture of South London write by Terry Cavanagh. This book was released on 2007. Public Sculpture of South London available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In this tenth volume in the Publich Sculpture of Britain series, the varied and important, though often little-known, public sculpture of the Boroughs of Wandsworth, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewsham is illustrated and catalogued in detail."--BOOK JACKET.
Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country
Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country write by George Thomas Noszlopy. This book was released on 2005-01-01. Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The "Black Country" is an area historically known as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution—a thriving regioin built around deep coal seams, conjuring up images of fiery red furnaces by night and black, sooty citadels by day. Yet today the resource-rich region also features many striking public sculptures. This volume provides a comprehensive catalog to all of the historic sculptures and public monuments in Staffordshire and the Black Country. George Noszlopy and Fiona Waterhouse catalog each individual sculpture in detail, including information about the sculptor, the sculpture's historical and artistic significance, the commissioning agent, and the date of installation. The volume also features 350 black-and-white photographs that document the diverse and rich beauty of the region's public monuments. The ninth volume in the widely acclaimed, award-winning Public Sculpture of Britain series, Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country is an invaluable resource for British historians, art scholars, and travelers alike.
Public Sculpture of North-East England
Public Sculpture of North-East England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sculpture of North-East England write by Paul Usherwood. This book was released on 2000. Public Sculpture of North-East England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Documents some 450 public monuments and sculptures of the northeast of England. Entries on each piece contain bandw photos and details on materials, physical conditions, ownership and commissioning, and use and interpretation at various times in history. From this emerges a picture both of the development of public sculpture and monuments in the region and of the contribution these objects make to ideas of local identity. Material is arranged geographically. Includes bandw maps, a glossary, introductory essays, and brief biographies of sculptors and architects. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
