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Informationen zum Autor George T. Noszlopy is director of the Public Monuments and Sculptures Association's Regional Archive Centre within the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, a faculty of the University of Central England. His previous books include Public Sculpture of Birmingham and Public Sculpture of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull . Fiona Waterhouse has been the research coordinator for the Public Sculpture Project at the University of Central England since 2000. Klappentext The "Black Country" is an area historically known as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution--a thriving regioin built around deep coal seams, conjuring up images of fiery red furnaces by night and black, sooty citadels by day. Yet today the resource-rich region also features many striking public sculptures. This volume provides a comprehensive catalog to all of the historic sculptures and public monuments in Staffordshire and the Black Country.George Noszlopy and Fiona Waterhouse catalog each individual sculpture in detail, including information about the sculptor, the sculpture's historical and artistic significance, the commissioning agent, and the date of installation. The volume also features 350 black-and-white photographs that document the diverse and rich beauty of the region's public monuments. The ninth volume in the widely acclaimed, award-winning Public Sculpture of Britain series, "Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country" is an invaluable resource for British historians, art scholars, and travelers alike. Zusammenfassung This ninth volume of Public Sculpture of Britain includes all of Staffordshire together with the Black Country (including Wolverhampton! Walsall! Dudley! Brierley Hill! Stourbridge! Smethwick and West Bromwich)! an area immensely rich in public sculpture.
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George T. Noszlopy is Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of Central England.
