Studio Art Library Resources: Sculpture & Ceramics

Reference Texts: (for lookup in the catalog)

• Sculpture:
  • The Encyclopedia of Sculpture, edited by Antonia Boström. NB198 .E53 2004
  • Seemanns Lexikon der Skulptur: Bildhauer, Epochen, Themen, Techniken, by Stefan Dürre.  NB50 .D877 2007 (in German)
  • Looking at European Sculpture: A Guide to Technical Terms,  Jane Bassett and Peggy Fogelman.  NB50 .B37 1997
• Ceramics:
  • The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, by Frank and Janet Hamer.  TT919.5 .H35 1997
  • An Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics, by George Savage.  NK3780.S3
  • Encyclopedia of Pottery and Porcelain: The 19th and 20th Centuries, by Elizabeth Cameron.  NK3900.C35.

Journals and E-Journals:

• Sculpture:
  • Sculpture.  (1999-present) Includes criticism of contemporary sculpture as well as technical discussions of materials and techniques.  (Available in print at Marquand from 1990-present.--NB1 .S487)
  • The Sculpture Journal. (2008-present)  A scholarly/academic journal on post-classical sculpture and commemorative monuments.  (Available in print at Marquand--NB1 .S38.)
• Ceramics:
  • Ceramics Technical. (1999-present) Focuses on international ceramics art, technological developments, and historical context of ceramics. 
  • Ceramics Art and Perception. (1998-present) Covers trends and history of contemporary ceramics.
  • Pottery Making Illustrated. (12002-present) Articles on all technical aspects of making pottery: throwing, hand-building, firing, etc.

These journals are specifically devoted to drawing, but there's lots of other art periodicals that have articles about drawing. Learn how to search databases.

Web Resources:

• Article on sculpture in the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
• Article on ceramics in Grove Art Online
• Check out this excerpt (p. 9-13) on Google Books that includes a brief overview of ceramics clays.
• Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum online has a lot of information about types and history of vases.
• Here are some how-to pages on creating plaster sculptures, using lost wax molding for metal sculpture, and tools for wood carving.
• Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851-1951