Tainted Bronze
October 2006
The surface needs to be accurate, too. The sculpture should not be shiny or reflective if the artist was known for creating a matted or corrugated finish.
Learning about bronzes can be “mysterious and frightening,” says Lochhead. But with prudence and education, it is possible to build a valuable collection.
Amy Gale, a contributor to The Encyclopedia of Sculpture, 2004, teaches in the School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology.
For More Information
►Henry Moore Foundation
England
011.44.12.7984.3333
www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk
►Musée Rodin
Paris.
011.33.1.40.13.49.13
www.musee-rodin.fr
►Rodin Museum
Philadelphia
215.568.6026
www.rodinmuseum.org
►Books
Bronze Sculpture: Casting and Patination by Steve Hurst (Schiffer Publishing, 2005)
The Materials of Sculpture by Nicholas Penny (Yale University Press, 1993)
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