Sun, 14 June 2015
Malvina Hoffman straddles the line between old and new sculptural traditions - She studied under Rodin and became a champion of Modernism, but is most remembered for her naturalistic portraiture which documented native peoples from all over the planet. In this Season Finale of the Sculptor's Funeral, Jason explores Hoffman's magnificent and problematic Magnum Opus, the Hall of the Races of Mankind.
Direct download: Episode_36_-Malvina_Hoffman_-_yesterday_is_tomorrow.mp3
Category:20th Century -- posted at: 12:00am EDT
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Sun, 7 June 2015
In this episode, we trace the short career of Sargeant Jagger - British figurative sculptor and decorated World War One Veteran - the artist who brought Realism to the genre of war memorials, and thereby changed the way nations remember their fallen.
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