Exhibit surveys folk sculpture by Elie Nadelman. (Pittsburgh).(Brief Article)

Art Business News | November 1, 2001 | Copyright

Elie Nadelman, one of the leading modernist sculptors of the first half of the 20th century, is the subject of a new exhibit at the Frick Art Museum, Frick Art & Historical Center. Entitled "Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk," the exhibit features more than 90 works focusing on the American phase of the artist's career, from 1914 until his death in 1946. During this time Nadelman arrived at his synthesis of forms inspired by such divergent sources as classical sculpture, folk art and popular theater.

The selection of more than 75 sculptures and 20 related drawings is ...

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