Passages in modern sculpture

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Jackie Heuman

"The unconventional materials of many modern sculptures and the concepts they express challenge common assumptions about the significance and durability of works of art. Sculpture conservators at the Tate Gallery now have to work with such diverse materials as plastics, video and tapioca, as well as traditional stone, wood and bronze." "This publication focuses on a number of works that have recently received conservation treatment. These have been selected for their technical interest as well as their art historical importance, and both these aspects are discussed. Among the many illustrations that document the stages in the conservation processes are dramatic before and after treatment images. Balancing technical detail with a discussion of broader issues, this book will be of equal interest to the general gallery visitor and the specialist."--Jacket.

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Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan

Discusses the nature, subject matter, and techniques of modern sculpture and presents such contemporary artists as Red Grooms, Viola Frey, and George Segal.

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Tushar K. Chowdhury and A. Kurt Weiss

Concanavalin A (Con A), a plant lectin, has become an object of extensive research not only for the biochemist, but also for the biologist, biophysicist, pathologist, immunologist and others. On April 19-20, 1974 a group of scholars from four continents met on the campus of the University of Oklahoma for an International Symposium on Con A. This volume contains all lectures presented by the invited speakers on this occasion, as well as the abstracts for all shorter technical papers which were presented. Further, the editors invited additional contributions from a few selected laboratories to cover the areas not covered in the symposium itself. This volume then reports the present status of research with Con A. In a sense it is encyclopedic and should be a useful reference tool to the worker in this field. The newcomer to this area will find that a careful study of this book will bring him up-to-date with the latest techniques, approaches and the "state of the art" in this specialized area of research, as well as with traps and ensnarements in which he need not get entangled again. Starting at the molecular level and advancing from there to the organismic level as well as to a number of highly specialized areas, this volume presents the most complete survey of research findings with Con A available today.

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John Carter

"For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher’s photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record of the generation that settled the Great Plains. Their faces are imprinted on our minds: jaunty bachelors and earnest husbands (Civil War veterans of both armies), spinster sodbusters, determined mothers, cowhands, farmhands, and former slaves––all in search of land of their own. This first book devoted to Butcher and his photos presents a unique visual chronicle of that epoch, firmly establishing Butcher's place in frontier photography.In a substantial introduction, John E. Carter traces the variegated career of this Virginia-born photographer who was himself an immigrant to the Nebraska plains. Combining critical analysis with biography, Carter situates Butcher in western history as well as in the history of photography and assesses his achievements in both. Exploring the nature of Butcher’s works and their scope, content, and significance, Carter offers a perspective for evaluating the historical evidence found in his work and new insights into the evolution of Butcher’s style and subject matter."--Book jacket.