This publication highlights 46 bronze animal sculptures from the collection of Michael and Mary Erlanger, given to the GMOA. The majority of these pieces, created by such notable artists as Antoine-Louis Barye and Rembrandt Bugatti, depict the animalier style, which was popular in 19th-century France, England, and the United States. Several other 20th-century sculptors such as Charles Marion Russell and Herbert Haseltine were also included in the exhibition. The publication includes an essay on the bronze figures from the collection, a catalogue of the exhibition, and a selected bibliography.
Exhibition dates: September 7-October 27, 1996
General Editor: William U. Eiland
Essay by Eleonora Luciano
96 p.; Illustrated; Essays: 1; Published: 1996; $16.00
ISBN: 0-915977-30-3
This first retrospective exhibition of Josef Klein's sculpture focused on the most productive years of Klein's career, the early and mid-1930s in Atlanta. Although his career as a sculptor is generally judged on the basis of works completed in the brief span of a dozen years, sufficient evidence exists to assess Klein's contribution to 20th-century American art. Between 1930 and 1942, Klein executed as many as 150 sculptures, including monuments, portrait busts, and metaphorical figures, many of which were included in the Georgia Museum of Art's exhibition. The publication includes a chronological account of Klein's career, a thematic analysis of his works, a description of the cultural climate in Atlanta during the 1930s, and a catalogue of the exhibition.
Exhibition dates: July 8-August 6, 1995
Essay by William T. Squires
80 p.; Illustrated (includes one color plate); Essays: 1; Published: 1995; $15.00
ISBN: 0-915977-19-2
This catalogue is available for loan from the Louis T. Griffith Teacher Resource Center.
This catalogue presents a representative selection of the wide range of sculptures by New York artist Larry Mohr. The book surveys his workfrom the 1960s to the present, encompassing a wide spectrum of themes, ranging from Hebraic subjects derived from his Jewish heritage to figural and abstract works. Mohr began creating art at the age of 43, after a successful career as a lawyer and businessman. His sculptures are now housed in the collections of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University, Vassar College, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Georgia Museum of Art, among others. Mohr is best known for his large-scale aluminum and bronze sculptures made of welded and bolted I-beams, which are either abstract or anthropomorphic and animal-like forms. This catalogue features two essays examining Mohr's life and work, a checklist of the exhibition, and a chronology of Mohr's exhibitions.
Exhibition Dates: May 9-June 21, 1998
Essays by William U. Eiland; Lowery S. Sims
43 p.; Illustrated (includes 4 color plates); Essays: 2; Published: 1998; $10.00
ISBN 0-915977-35-4
This catalogue is available for loan from the Louis T. Griffith Teacher Resource Center.