Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk

Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk is a fully illustrated catalogue that focuses on the figural sculpture of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946) reappraising the artist's distinct position within twentieth-century American sculpture. It details the artist's years in the United States (1914-1946), when he merged classical and folk art sources to create a unique fusion of past and present, traditional and modern, and high and low. The essays provide multiple perspectives on Nadelman's art. Curator Suzanne Ramljak examines Nadelman's achievements in the classical figural tradition, while an essay by Avis Berman examines the artist's involvement with folk art. Klaus Kertess writes on Nadelman's late plasters, and Valerie Fletcher focuses on the materials and working processes of the artist. Finally, the text is complemented by an illustrated chronology of the artist's biography with artistic milieus by Cynthia Nadleman, the artist's biographer and granddaughter.