Beyond the Frame: Impressionism Revisited: The Sculptures of J. Seward Johnson, JR.

by J. Seward Johnson and Red Grooms

Book Overview

J. Seward Johnson Jr is best-known for his life-size and life-like cast-bronze sculptures of everyday people which inhabit parks and public spaces around the world. His sculpture of a man on a bench with an open briefcase was memorably photographed, surrounded by rubble, when it managed to survive the collapse of the World Trade Center. Now, he has turned his hand to something different - 3D re-creations of famous Impressionist paintings. Renoir's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821228781
• ISBN13: 9780821228784
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.7" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

What a GIFT! The classics for the rest of us!

Just saw Johnson's "Beyond the Frame" exhibit at the Corcoran - it was truly exceptional. Johnson has magnificently opened the world of impressionism for the rest of us and literally added new dimensions through his wonderful sculptures. The book captures it all and is essential to share the memories and to make this all a wonderful lifelong keepsake. Buy it!