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Sculpture & Sculptors
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 19th-Century Photography of Ancient Greece 
 A browsable collection of "approximately 200 nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographs of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. ... The majority of the photographs are of Athens, particularly the Athenian Acropolis." Also includes images of "ancient monuments elsewhere in Athens, selected site views in Greece and throughout the Mediterranean, and ancient sculpture." From the Getty Research Institute. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/garyedwards/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Jul 3, 2006 African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
An electronic exhibition catalog of African artifacts, including masks, statues and heddle pulleys (parts of looms), mostly from West Africa. The exhibit was mounted by the Bayly Art Museum of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Includes introductory essays on the African aesthetic, lengthy captions for each sculpture, and a bibliography. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/artsandmedia/artmuseum/africanart/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Philosophy Last updated Feb 14, 2009 Art on the Avenues
Presents this Wenatchee, Washington state, "outdoor gallery of sculptures mounted on pedestals of indigenous columnar basalt featuring the works of many nationally acclaimed artists." Exhibits change every year. The site includes a list of the current artists and their works, photographs of pieces purchased for permanent display, a prospectus for artists wishing to submit work, a history of the project, and information about becoming involved in the nonprofit, volunteer organization that runs the program. http://www.artontheavenues.org/ Topics: Washington State: Arts and Humanities, Washington State: Recreation Last updated Jun 6, 2005 Artful Abe
This is "an online scavenger hunt that takes you from outdoor sculptures of Abraham Lincoln around America to discover related artworks in the collection of the [Smithsonian] American Art Museum." The activity, which highlights the museum's outdoor sculpture preservation program, can be played individually or as a team. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/artfulabe/ Topics: Art, Presidents by Name Last updated Mar 9, 2009 Artist to Recreate Afghan Buddhas
Feature on the plans of artist Hiro Yamagata to recreate, with multicolored laser images, the Bamiyan Buddhas, "1,600-year-old statues, which stood on the Silk Road in the Bamiyan Valley ... [of Afghanistan until they were] destroyed by the Taleban in 2001." Includes a video clip and links to related news stories about the Bamiyan Buddhas. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4134252.stm Topics: Art by Region, Faiths, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 17, 2005 The British Museum: The Parthenon Sculptures
Material about the sculptures from the Parthenon held by the British Museum; these sculptures are known as the Elgin Marbles. Includes fact sheets with a description of the marbles held by the British Museum and Parthenon sculptures held by other museums, the legal status of the British Museum holdings, moves to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece, cleaning the sculpture, and a list of damage to the sculptures since 1949. http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/news_and_debate/debate/parthenon_sculptures/facts_and_figures.aspx Topics: Art, History By Place Last updated Oct 28, 2007 CowParade
Site of the international public art exhibit featured in major cities all over the world since 1999. Visit the Worldwide Galley to see the hundreds of cow sculptures. The sculptures are ultimately auctioned off for charity. "CowParade is not meant to be high art. ... It is first and foremost a public art exhibit that is accessible to everyone." http://www.cowparade.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities Last updated Sep 1, 2007 Crazy Horse Memorial
The goals of this organization include "the mountain carving [of Crazy Horse, and] the Indian Museum of North America." The site features articles and photos documenting the sculpture-in-progress located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, including a chronology, a biography of memorial sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski (who died in 1982), and other information about the mountain carving. Also provides information about museum exhibits. http://www.crazyhorse.org Topics: Arts and Humanities, Mammals, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Digital Archive of Art: Online Images from Boston College
A collection of images of paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries and sculpture from the ancient Greek period, the Renaissance, and the 19th and 20th centuries. Artists represented include Michelangelo, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Seraut, Van Gogh, Rodin, Daumier, Munch, Arp, Duchamp, Ernst, and many others. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/art/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Apr 25, 2002 Digital Imaging Project
A collection of images from the classical Greek period to the Post-Modern consisting of architecture and sculpture that is arranged by name of the architect or artist, location, or date. There is also a section of women architects' work, with information on more than 60 buildings by Julia Morgan. All images include a date and a description. http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ Topics: Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Dec 3, 2000 The Farber Gravestone Collection
This collection "is an unusual resource containing over 13,500 images documenting the sculpture on more than 9,000 gravestones, most of which were made prior to 1800, in the Northeastern part of the United States. ... This online version of the Farber Gravestone Collection is sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society." Searchable and browsable. http://www.davidrumsey.com/farber/ Topics: Crafts, Death & Dying, History Last updated Aug 30, 2005 Hearts in San Francisco
This art installation project places large, embellished hearts throughout the city of San Francisco during the spring and summer of 2004. "The goal of this project is to become a unique hybrid of fund-raising, compassionate community involvement, and a positive nurturing of artistic expression. ... The financial beneficiary of Hearts in San Francisco is the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation." The site provides location maps, information about participating artists, and photographs of the pieces. http://www.heartsinsf.com/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Charity & Nonprofit Resources Last updated May 11, 2004 The Henry Moore Foundation
Contains a chronology, a calendar of events, a bibliography, information on the Henry Moore Institute, and a biography of this British sculptor. There is also information on the Perry Green estates in Hertfordshire, England (Moore's former home and the location of the foundation), including a gallery of the works on view that adorn the estate and information on the foundation's research facilities. Searchable. http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Jan 21, 2007 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
This site provides access to holdings that have been previously inaccessible online. In addition to the searchable collection of over 4,000 records (not all have images) of objects in the museum, highlights include a rotating display of individual artworks; an exciting interactive component where users can create sculptures using a palette of shapes, colors, and effects; and an historical cinematic slide show of the Hirshhorn, the Smithsonian's museum of modern and contemporary art. http://hirshhorn.si.edu/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Schools of Art Last updated Apr 3, 2002 International Snow Sculpture Championships
Photos and information about this event held in late January/early February in Breckenridge, Colorado. View images of snow sculptures such as "Whirled White Web" and "Turning a Snowball Inside Out." Includes a video clip and photos about the sculpture process. Note: Page includes some advertisements for the real estate services of the owners of this Web site. http://www.themoens.com/Photos/Events/snowSculpture/overview.htm Topics: Arts and Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 2, 2005 The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
This visually appealing site contains information on the life and work of this American sculptor and designer best known for his public art and sculpture gardens. Places includes the location and a photograph of each installation. Noguchi, a student of Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi, designed sets for dancer and choreographer Martha Graham; there is information on these and other people and the materials he used. Maintained by the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in New York. http://www.noguchi.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment
This companion to a J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles) exhibit features the work of sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, who "captured the character of the Enlightenment, a period of revolution and social change in France and America." Read about Houdon, rotate images of the sculptures, explore an interactive feature on Houdon's studio, and listen to audio clips about the sculptures. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/houdon/ Topics: Activism, Arts and Humanities, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Kiki Smith: Prints, Books & Things
Contains images of over 130 works by Kiki Smith, "focusing on such topics as anatomy, self-portraiture, nature, and female iconography." Browsable by theme and by medium (including prints, books, and screenprints on fabric). Includes a video clip of the artist making prints, a chronology, essay, and bibliography. Companion to an exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2003/kikismith/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Kinetosaurs: Putting Some Teeth into Art and Science
This site is about dinosaurs and kinetic sculptures called kinetosaurs. Read about artist John Payne and his sculptures and learn to make your own. The Dinosaur Database provides information and pictures for twenty-four dinosaurs. From the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. http://www.childrensmuseum.org/special_exhibits/kinetosaur/index.html Topics: Animals, Arts and Humanities Last updated Jun 19, 2004 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): Exhibits: Ettore Sottsass
Companion to a 2006 retrospective of the work of Ettore Sottsass, the Italian architect and designer who is "best known for his association with the groundbreaking Memphis design collaborative of the 1980s" and who died in December 2007. Includes an illustrated essay describing his furniture, ceramics, glass, and product designs. Also includes links to additional Sottsass and Memphis works in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/sottsass/ Topics: Architecture, Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Jan 10, 2008 Miles of Mules
This site documents a public art project in "the five counties of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Eastern Pennsylvania. ... [Over] 150 life-sized, fiberglass mules, decorated by renowned and emerging local artists, as well as schools and nonprofits" were displayed in this area. The site has photographs of each mule and maps of where they were placed; mules were chosen to symbolize the region's coal mining history. http://www.milesofmules.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Geology, History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 11, 2004 The Parthenon Marbles
Portions of the marble sculptures that comprised the Parthenon frieze, metopes, and pediment statues were removed from Greece in the early 1800s by Lord Elgin and sold to the British government. There is now a movement to return the marbles to Greece. The site features a history of the marbles, Greek and British government positions on their return, the status of the return efforts, and more. Includes images. http://www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/marbles/ Topics: Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, History By Place, Jobs & Work Last updated Jun 8, 2004 Photo-crafting: Photography as Decorative Sculpture
Exhibition of early photographs (including daguerreotypes and tintypes) that "demonstrate how craftsmen, itinerant artists, and individuals found ways to make photography more tangible and increased its infusion into daily life and culture." Features photographs reproduced on tea cups and plates, photographic jewelry, framed photos, and other decorative objects. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/photo-crafting/ Topics: Art, Photography Last updated Jun 23, 2009 Polyhedra
Integrating art and mathematics, George W. Hart displays exquisite images of his polyhedral sculptures created from a variety of materials. The site includes an encyclopedia of polyhedra (three-dimensional objects formed by linking together triangles, squares, hexagons, and other polygons); extracts from the author's geometry books; ideas for classroom activities; an extensive, annotated bibliography; and numerous links to other polyhedra sites. http://www.georgehart.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Notable People Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Public Art
The heart of the Helsinki City Art Museum Web site is this searchable collection of images of outdoor sculptures in the Finnish city. Included is a city map for locating the sculptures. The entry for each piece includes a photograph, description, location, and the artist's name. http://www.taidemuseo.hel.fi/english/veisto/index.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Aug 19, 2002 Sam-I-Am Does Potatoes
Gallery of sculpture pieces made from dried potatoes and other materials. Includes explanations of the sculptures and an overview of the artist's process. From a fine artist and designer. http://www.sam-i-am.com/play/potato/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2005 Sapporo Snow Festival
Information about this event held since 1950 in Sapporo, Japan. Features drawings and descriptions of snow statues and ice sculptures appearing at the festival, which takes place in early February. Also includes brief instructions for building a snow statue, background information about the festival, and tourist information for Sapporo. In English and Japanese. http://www.snowfes.com/english/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 17, 2005 The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India
This site documents an exhibit of the "temple bronzes cast a thousand years ago in the Tamil-speaking region of south India during the Chola dynasty." The online exhibition includes slide shows and videos highlighting the gods featured, an explanation of the process of wax to metal casting, and information on Hinduism and the Chola dynasty. From the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/chola/chola.htm Topics: Architecture, Faiths Last updated Dec 20, 2004 Sheldon Brown
Contains images of eight projects from Sheldon Brown's "public artworks and installations that combine architectural settings with mediated and computer controlled elements." Includes virtual reality artwork, sculpture "created with a variety of computer controlled processes," and video installations. From the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, University of California, San Diego. http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/~sheldon/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, California: Arts and Humanities Last updated Aug 16, 2003 Sol LeWitt on the Roof: Splotches, Whirls and Twirls
Companion to a 2005 exhibit of sculptures by Sol LeWitt (1928-2007). Includes images of the five sculptures and one wall drawing that were installed on the roof garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and related material about the artist, the sculptures, and the exhibit. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B77915D41-4F03-42F0-B415-CF37F79734EA%7D Topics: Artists Last updated Apr 11, 2007 Statue of Liberty
This fact sheet details the monument's structure and history. Among the facts included are height, length, and thickness measurements for various parts; number of stairs inside; wind sway; the pedestal inscription by Emma Lazarus; the architect (Frederic Bartholdi) and structural designer (Gustave Eiffel); and how money was raised in France and the United States for the project. Links to other sources are included. http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Statue_of_Liberty.html Topics: Art, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 12, 2004 Stuart Collection: Site Specific Sculpture at the University of California, San Diego
Contains profiles and images of works of 15 contemporary artists commissioned to create sculptures for the UC San Diego campus. Includes a map of where the sculptures are located on campus and a chronology. From the University of California, San Diego. http://stuartcollection.ucsd.edu/ Topics: California Regions, California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Thin Grey Veil Lifted from Michelangelo's David, As Restorer Confounds Critics
News about the controversial restoration of this sculpture, restored in 2004 for its 500-year anniversary. Also includes a game in which users try to determine if photos were taken before or after the restoration. From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/story/0,12576,1224037,00.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Jun 2, 2004 The Tom and Nan Riley Collection of Roman Portrait Sculptures
This collection "dating to the period when Rome was at its greatest prosperity -- the first century B.C. to the third century A.D. -- is especially good at introducing students ... to the diversity of the Roman world [ranging from patricians to plebeians]." Features images, physical descriptions, and associated material about portrait sculptures depicting Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Hadrian, a Roman matron, a young man, and others. From the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. http://www.vroma.org/~riley/ Topics: Art, History By Place Last updated Aug 13, 2007 A Tour to Bamiyan
"This presentation has been put together to celebrate the beauty and power of the statues of the Bamiyan Buddhas that were located in Afghanistan" until they were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Features numerous views of the giant stone Buddha sculptures and the surrounding rock cut sanctuaries and caves. From the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), Chicago. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/images/aiis/bamiyan/sld001.html Topics: Art by Region, Faiths, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 17, 2005 United States Senate: Sculptures
"The Senate maintains over 80 sculptures carved by some of America's preeminent artists, commemorating many of the great figures of our national history." The site features images and brief background of sculptures of selected presidents (such as Chester A. Arthur, George Bush, and Abraham Lincoln), vice presidents (such as Spiro T. Agnew and George Clinton), Native American leaders (such as Aysh-ke-bah-ke-ko-zhay, or Flat Mouth), and others. From the U.S. Senate. http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/art/g_three_sections_with_teasers/sculpture.htm Topics: Art, Notable People: Government Last updated Sep 27, 2007 World Ice Art Championships, Fairbanks, Alaska
Website for this annual ice sculpture competition held in February and March. Site features an event schedule and images, including time-lapse photography, of past single block and multi-block sculptures. Includes many images back to 1999 (some links are broken). Also includes information about the ice cannon shooting competition, in which a team constructs an ice cannon to project tennis balls. http://www.icealaska.com/ Topics: Art, Water Last updated Dec 8, 2008 |
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