{"product_id":"the-place-of-sculpture-in-edmund-gosse-9781940190105","title":"The Place of Sculpture in Daily Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My desire has been to indicate the most practical modes in which we can employ the noblest and the most refined of the plastic arts in the adornment of our streets and public buildings on the one hand, and of our private houses on the other.\" --Edmund Gosse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor, translator, librarian, and scholar Edmund Gosse (1849-1928) was one of the most important art critics writing about sculpture in late-nineteenth century Britain. In 1895, he published the \u003ci\u003eThe Place of Sculpture in Daily Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a quirky, four-part series of essays that ran in the \u003ci\u003eMagazine of Art\u003c\/i\u003e under the headings \"Certain Fallacies,\" \"Sculpture in the House,\" \"Monuments,\" and \"Decoration.\" Often cited but never before reprinted, Gosse's essays sought to demystify sculpture and to promote its patronage and appreciation. Martina Droth's introduction and commentary contextualize the essays within their era, providing insight into the world of late-Victorian sculpture. David J. Getsy's afterword connects the essays' themes to the present, offering a resonant perspective on the sculpture of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edmund Gosse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194019010X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940190105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soberscove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.10w x 0.20d","brand":"Edmund Gosse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372468031743,"sku":"9781940190105","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65120cdc-2883-4f3b-91c5-95423b661764.jpg?v=1732726027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-place-of-sculpture-in-edmund-gosse-9781940190105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}