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 Starting Points: Guide to Resources on Sculpture
R E F E R E N C E   B O O K S - Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be checked out.
R 709 Pel Mul Sculpture in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain 1400-1500 Richly illustrated; are part of The Pelican History of Art series.
R 709 Pel Sey Sculpture in Italy: 1400-1500 Richly illustrated; are part of The Pelican History of Art series.
R 09 Pel Whi Sculpture in Britain: 1530-1830 Richly illustrated; are part of The Pelican History of Art series.
R 730.92 S Famous Sculptors and Sculpture Prominent sculptors from antiquity-19th century in this 1896 2nd ed.
R 730.922 M New Dictionary of Modern Sculpture Hundreds of sculptors and their works. Over 500 photos.
R 730.973 R American Women Sculptors 100s sculptors; Native Americans-modern times. Many photos.
R 734 Dub Sculpture: The Great Art of the Middle Ages from the 5th to 15th Century This coffee-tabled size book documents medieval European sculpture through text & 190 colored & 330 b & w reproductions.
C I R C U L A T I N G   B O O K S
730.924 Claudel C Camille Claudel: A Life
730.924 Michelangelo David: By the Hand of Michelangelo – The Original Model Discovered
730.924 Moore Homage to Henry Moore
730.924 Saint-Gaudens Uncommon Clay: The Life and Works of Augustus Saint Gaudens
730.924 Rodin Rodin
731 E Sculpture: Techniques in Clay, Wax, Slate
731.4 P The Process of Sculpture
731.4 S The Sculptor’s Handbook
731.42 Mol The Clay Modeling Handbook: Learning from the Masters
731.42 N Sculpting Clay
731.42 S Images in Clay Sculpture: Historical and Contemporary Techniques
 
F I N D I N G   B O O K S   &   O T H E R   L I B R A R Y   M A T E R I A L S/ Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 730.9-734
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then - Search Our Catalog - in the upper right hand. A good subject search for this topic is sculpture.
e B O O K S
You may also want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web site www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search for employment and career books by the following categories: subject, title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail.
F I N D I N G   A R T I C L E S
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

· The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference R 050 R. Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
· EBSCOhost and InfoTrac OneFile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.

Search for full text articles in these databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

W E B S I T E S
Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens Internationally acclaimed sculptor Albin Polasek settled in Winter Park in 1949. Visit the Polask Web site or his home/museum at 633 Osceola Ave, just a block from the Library.
International Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden Part of the Smithsonian, this museum focuses on 20th and 21st century work from all over the world.
International Sculpture Center For sculptors, collectors, patrons, architects, developers, journalists, curators, historians, critics, educators, foundries, galleries & museums—& interested in and committed to sculpture.
National Sculpture Society The National Sculpture Society promotes figurative and realist sculpture throughout the United States.

For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 2/1/06
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