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'... notes and references for each essay are supplemented by the select bibliography and thorough index, which offer valuable information for researchers. Extremely useful for those with sculpture and curatorial foci, this volume is an exciting addition for fine art and museum libraries... Recommended.' Choice 'The lively discussions in Sculpture and the Museum make it clear that sculpture should never be just 'something that you back into while trying to get a better view of a painting'.' Cassone 'This volume will become a standard reference work on the topic, and joins the increasingly large literature on the subject of display.' Journal of Art Historiography '... a compendium of fascinating information about sculpture.' Burlington Magazine 'Sculpture and the Museum is a very welcome addition to the field of sculpture studies...' Museum and Society 'The essays, written by art historians and museum professionals at various stages of their careers, as well as Christopher Marshall’s introductory text present a timely and rather expansive view of the complex issues engendered by the physical placement of sculpture within the space of the museum.' The Sculpture Journal

'... notes and references for each essay are supplemented by the select bibliography and thorough index, which offer valuable information for researchers. Extremely useful for those with sculpture and curatorial foci, this volume is an exciting addition for fine art and museum libraries... Recommended.' Choice 'The lively discussions in Sculpture and the Museum make it clear that sculpture should never be just 'something that you back into while trying to get a better view of a painting'.' Cassone 'This volume will become a standard reference work on the topic, and joins the increasingly large literature on the subject of display.' Journal of Art Historiography '... a compendium of fascinating information about sculpture.' Burlington Magazine 'Sculpture and the Museum is a very welcome addition to the field of sculpture studies...' Museum and Society 'The essays, written by art historians and museum professionals at various stages of their careers, as well as Christopher Marshall's introductory text present a timely and rather expansive view of the complex issues engendered by the physical placement of sculpture within the space of the museum.' The Sculpture Journal

'... notes and references for each essay are supplemented by the select bibliography and thorough index, which offer valuable information for researchers. Extremely useful for those with sculpture and curatorial foci, this volume is an exciting addition for fine art and museum libraries... Recommended.' Choice 'The lively discussions in Sculpture and the Museum make it clear that sculpture should never be just 'something that you back into while trying to get a better view of a painting'.' Cassone 'This volume will become a standard reference work on the topic, and joins the increasingly large literature on the subject of display.' Journal of Art Historiography '... a compendium of fascinating information about sculpture.' Burlington Magazine 'Sculpture and the Museum is a very welcome addition to the field of sculpture studies...' Museum and Society 'The essays, written by art historians and museum professionals at various stages of their careers, as well as Christopher Marshall's introductory text present a timely and rather expansive view of the complex issues engendered by the physical placement of sculpture within the space of the museum.' The Sculpture Journal

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Christopher R. Marshall, Senior Lecturer in Art History and Museum Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia

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