The Greek Miracle. Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy - the Fifth Century B.C. Diana Buitron-Oliver. Introduction by Nicholas Gage. Hardcover with dustjacket. Harry N. Abrams Publ. First edition 1993. 168 pages. 12.5" x 9.5". ISBN 0810933713.
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The book of a US travelling exhibition of `original works of classical Greek art, many of which have never before been displayed outside Greece.' The 40 works featured - all reproduced in full color and in multiple views - include bronzes, marbles, friezes, and gravestones, among them such icons of the period as the Kritios Boy, Contemplative Athena, Cavalry from the Parthenon Frieze, and Nike Unbinding her Sandal. The text comprises an introduction by Nicholas Gage and essays by seven leading scholars, and others.
From Library Journal
This catalog is an outstanding companion to a very important 1992-93 exhibit of fifth-century Greek sculpture showing at both the National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A well-developed commentary by guest curator Buitron-Oliver accompanies each reproduction, and the texts by a variety of scholars are extensive and well written. But it is the glorious illustrations that make this an important work. Of the 34 well-known works featured, 22 have never been displayed outside Greece. Most have been reproduced many times in earlier surveys, but never so clearly. Each object is reproduced in exceptionally clear, full-color photographs. Such multiple illustrations are an unfortunate rarity in books on sculpture but critical for truly examining a work meant to be seen from many angles.