This book will be of interest to Lincoln scholars, and artists engaged in creating sculpture using waste molds for the lost wax method, marble sculpting, and bas relief sculpture. Many photos and illustrations showing each step of processes. Avard T. Fairbanks created nearly 100 public monuments and many other fine masterpieces of art during his career as a professional sculptor spanning more than 75 years. Among these, a significant number were of Abraham Lincoln for locations throughout the United States. This collection is intended to promote the ideals that Abraham Lincoln personified....

This book will be of interest to George Washington scholars, and artists engaged in modeling portrait sculpture using clay or plasteline on armatures for casting. More than 150 photos showing each step of modeling process. Including chapters on human proportions for portrait artists, anatomy, and the process of marble sculpting. Including chapters on human proportions for portrait artists, anatomy, and the process of marble sculpting. Includes more than 40 other portraits of individuals done by Avard Fairbanks during his career.

Second edition, revised and redesigned in 2013. This documentary of realistic representational sculpture is profusely illustrated and the sculpture is complimented with descriptive poetry. The fantasy sculpture includes imaginative, mythical, allegorical, and decorative subjects for garden display by Avard T. Fairbanks. Some of his students' work is included. Includes short biographies of the sculptor and author. First edition copies are still available from the author. Visit fairbanksartbooks.com for other books about sculpture of Avard Fairbanks, and the process of sculpture.

This book about how to model a statuette is offered to help students and serious amateurs in their endeavors. Avard Fairbanks' statuettes - "Pele, the Hawaiian Volcano Goddess" and "Smoke Signal" - were photographed as a systematic process, and explanations are included, stressing the elements of design and anatomy. Also included is "The Hawaiian Fisherman" statuette. Since Dr. Avard T. Fairbanks was a university professor of fine art, the outline of the book is a simulated demonstration lecture. Nude female figures and nearly nude male figures are chosen, not only to exemplify the natural...