Taking Shape

ISBN	9780892369638
Author	Droth, Marina/ Bremer-David, Charissa/ Scott, Katie/ Hellman, Mimi
Format	HARDCOVER
Publisher	Oxford Univ Pr
Pages	176
General Subject	Art
Language	ENGLISH

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Expected Release Date: Mar 31, 2009
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While some artworks are more readily labeled as "decorative arts" and others as "sculpture," such objects can exchange and share features. Decorative objects intended for functional or ceremonial use can incorporate sculptural forms or assert a sculptural presence and, conversely, sculpture can perform decoratively, serving an ornamental program or purpose.
Showcased in this book are thirty-eight extraordinary works of decorative art, furniture, and sculpture, that embody such sculptural inventiveness. Drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Temple Newsam House, Leeds, England, these pieces will be on exhibit from October 2, 2008, through January 4, 2009, at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, and from March 31, 2009, through July 5, 2009, at the J. Paul Getty Museum.