{"product_id":"bessie-potter-vonnoh-sculptor-of-women","title":"Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Gilded Age, when most sculptors aspired to produce monu­ments, Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872–1955) made significant contributions to small bronze sculpture and garden statuary designed for the embellishment of the home. Her work commanded admiration for her fluid and suggestive modeling, graceful lines, and sculptural form. In 1904 Bessie Potter Vonnoh won the gold medal for sculpture at the St. Louis World’s Fair for bronzes of contemporary American women and children that delighted all who saw them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Vonnoh’s work is represented today in museums throughout the United States, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides for the first time an intimate and engaging encounter with one of the most widely respected sculptors of her day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulie Aronson explores how, by concentrating on sculpture for domestic settings that expertly combined naturalism with elegance, Vonnoh negotiated a male-dominated field to create a pathway to professional success and made high-quality sculpture accessible to a wider audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an essay that examines Vonnoh’s relationship with her foundries and scrutinizes bronze castings, Janis Conner demystifies baffling issues of authenticity and quality in turn-of-the-century bronzes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e---\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Julie Aronson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 308 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.5 x 0.9 x 11 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9780821418017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publishing Service","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47322387415270,"sku":"135454","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/0938\/3330\/files\/Untitled-2026-02-04T140952.848.jpg?v=1770232325","url":"https:\/\/shop.pem.org\/products\/bessie-potter-vonnoh-sculptor-of-women","provider":"PEM Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}