..". the specificity and breadth of this work] makes it unique.... lively reading... particularly recommended for academic collections with a strong focus in Russian history." Library Journal
..". a remarkable new collection of essays... The book reads like a literary hybrid of cookbook, historical treatise, and novella; its subject is, literally, the essence of life itself.... Glants and Toomre deserve further praise for the book s consistent, animated directness of style." The Boston Phoenix
This sparkling collection of thirteen original essays gives surprising insights into...
..". the specificity and breadth of this work] makes it unique.... lively reading... particularly recommended for academic collections with a stro...
Where Is My Home?: The Art and Life of the Russian-Jewish Sculptor Mark Antokolskii, 1843-1902 is the first full-length study in English of the art and life of Mark Antokolskii, the widely recognized Russian and European sculptor of the late 19th century. An originator of novel trends in sculpture in its transition to modernism, Antokolskii was the first artist of Jewish origin to attend the Academy of Art in St. Petersburg and to become an honorable member of the Russian and Western intellectual milieu. Participating in many International World Exhibitions, he received numerous awards,...
Where Is My Home?: The Art and Life of the Russian-Jewish Sculptor Mark Antokolskii, 1843-1902 is the first full-length study in English of the art an...
