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Armstrong, Tom, and others. Two Hundred Years of American Sculpture. Godine, 1979. Specialists cover different periods; includes biographies, bibliographies.

Burnham, Jack. Beyond Modern Sculpture: The Effects of Science and Technology on the Sculpture of This Century. Braziller, 1968. On radical forms.

Cheney, Sheldon. Sculpture of the World: A History. Viking, 1968. Comprehensive introductory work.

Faulkner, Trevor. The Thames and Hudson Manual of Direct Metal Sculpture. Thames & Hudson, 1978, 1980. Methods of decorating and sculpting by hand.

Greenberg, Jan, and Sandra Jordan. The Sculptor's Eye: Looking at Contemporary American Art. Delacorte, 1993. Introduction to the work of ten contemporary sculptors; for younger readers.

Heslewood, Juliet. The History of Western Sculpture: A Young Person's Guide. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1996. Comprehensive history for younger readers.

Janson, H. W. Nineteenth Century Sculpture. Abrams, 1990. Illustrated study.

Maillard, Robert, ed. New Dictionary of Modern Sculpture. Rev. Amiel, 1971. Sketches of 600 sculptors since Rodin emphasize careers, styles.

Opie, Mary-Jane. Sculpture. Dorling Kindersley, 1996. Survey of world sculpture; for younger readers.

Padovano, Anthony. The Process of Sculpture. Doubleday, Reprint, Da Capo, 1981. 1986. Practical, illustrated guide to traditional and innovative techniques.

Pekarik, Andrew. Sculpture: Behind the Scenes. Hyperion, 1992. Discusses the process from the sculptor's viewpoint; based on a television series for children.

Penny, Nicholas. The Materials of Sculpture. Yale University Press, 1994. Explores the many ways in which the same materials have been worked among various cultures.

Pope-Hennessy, John. The Study and Criticism of Italian Sculpture. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981. Excellent essays on Donatello, Ghiberti, Rossellino, della Robbia, and other topics.

Read, Herbert. The Art of Sculpture. Princeton, 1961. Aesthetic considerations of form, space, and volume in sculpture.

Read, Herbert. Modern Sculpture: A Concise History. Praeger, Reprint, Thames & Hudson, 1964. 1985. Lively study begins with Rodin, discusses cubism, surrealism, etc.

Senie, Harriet. Contemporary Public Sculpture: Tradition, Transformation, and Controversy. Oxford University Press, 1992. Provocative survey of postwar developments in public sculpture.

Wittkower, Rudolf. Sculpture: Processes and Principles. Harper, Reprint, Viking-Penguin, 1977. 1991. Guide to ideas, techniques, and methods, often in sculptors' own words.

Zaidenberg, Arthur. Anyone Can Sculpt: A Book of Established and New Methods and Techniques for Amateurs and Students. Rev. Harper, 1972. Covers sculpting from various materials.

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