The uncommon vision of Sergei Konenkov, 1874-1971 : a Russian sculptor and his times
"Sergei Konenkov was one of the twentieth century's most distinguished Russian artists. A celebrated sculptor during the last decades of the Russian Empire, he rose to great prominence in the early Soviet period as well. Although he spent more than twenty years abroad in the United States, his influence never waned. After his return home in 1945, he became the dean of the Soviet art world while remaining a controversial figure to the end of his life. As mentor to several generations of Soviet sculptors, he was renowned for his personal charisma and artistic versatility. This collection of essays, interviews, and personal reminiscences is the first appraisal of his work and life published outside of Russia."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2001
Rutgers University Press ; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, N.J., Piscataway, N.J., ©2001
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiv, 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
9780813528540, 0813528542
43954058
I. Life and Work
Sergei Konenkov: An Introduction / Marie Turbow Lampard
Cosmic Visions: Graphic Works of the New York Years / Svetlana Bobrova
Return to the Soviet Union: After 1945 / Musya Glants
A Russian Samson: The Intense Life of a Symbol / Marie Turbow Lampard
II. Sergei Konenkov in Context
The Russian Woodcarving Tradition / John E. Bowlt
Russian Sculpture at the Turn of the Century / Gail Harrison Roman
Sergei Konenkov and Russian Symbolism / Janet Kennedy
Sergei Konenkov and His Connection to Western Art / Nicoletta Misler
The Mystical Ambiance in Early Twentieth-Century Russia and the Riddle of Konenkov's Worldview / Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal
Russian Artists in New York / Marie Turbow Lampard
III. Reminiscences and Encounters
Konenkov and Sergei Esenin / Lynn Visson
Early Days in New York / Leo Narodny
Fechin in New York City / Eya Fechin Branham
My Friendship with Konenkov, 1926-1945 / Muriel Gardiner
Our Neighbors on Eighth Street, 1935-1945 / Marjorie Bishop
Russian War Relief, 1940s / Sidonic Lederer
My Visit with Sergei Konenkov, April 1961 / Sidney Monas
Moscow in the 1950s: An Interview with Ernst Neizvestny / Marie Turbow Lampard
A Sculptor's Perspective / Mitzi Cunliffe