Yorubas believe that people live out the meanings of their names. As such, Yoruba people put considerable effort into naming a baby. Their philosophy of naming is conveyed in a common adage, ile ni a n wo, ki a to so omo l'oruko ("one pays attention to the family before naming a child"): one must consider the tradition and history of a child's relatives when choosing a name.

Yoruba Sculpture

Arts & Photography

Fagg, William & John Pemberton 3rd

Sculpture

Collins

Jacob Epstein ranks among the finest and most influential sculptors of this century. In this complelling biography, Mr. Gardiner intimately draws on personal research and a mass of unpublished papers to paint a vivid picture of the man and his art. He unravels the complex story of Epstein's life, assesses the origins of his masisive output of work, and analyses his unending battles with traditionalists and the Establishment. The fullest account yet to appear of Epstein's life and work.

Epstein - Artist Against The Establishment

stephen-gardiner

History & Criticism

Flamingo

"Collins Gems" are smartly designed pocket reference guides, providing knowledge at a glance on a wide variety of popular and timely subjects. Packed with outstanding color photos and illustrations, and sporting durable flexi-bindings, these unique quick-reference books offer the minimum in size and the maximum in information.

Origami (Collins Gems)

HarperCollins

Reference

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

A practical, highly illustrated guide to the ancient art of origami. Though highly illustrated, with step-by-step instructions, the Gem enables you to make a range of models.Collins Gem Origami outlines all the tools and skills necessary to making up to 200 models from the very simple to the complex.For each model there are illustrated, step-by-step diagrams to show you what to do along with a photograph of the finished result.With around 200 illustrations, this guide will give anyone the confidence to make some origami models.

Origami (Collins Gem)

TREVOR BOUNFORD

Projects for Creative Woodcarving

Suggests fifty carving projects, including birds, horses, wildlife, nudes, craftsmen at work, musicians, and storybook characters, and includes advice on making bowls, jewelry, chess sets, and pipes

NORBURY, Ian

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Monuments and Masterpieces: Histories and Views of Public Sculpture in New York City

<p>Describes the background of carvings, sculpture, bronze portraits, equestrian monuments, and war memorials and discusses the materials, techniques, and themes used in public sculpture</p>

Reynolds, Donald Martin

<p>An amazing collection of paper toy designs and design techniques from innovative contemporary artists and designers around the world, We Are Paper Toys includes sketches of the toys, and step-by-step instructions on how to create the toys and make them your own. Additionally, We Are Paper Toys is packaged with a DVD featuring the templates for the toys in the book. These templates can be printed on your choice of paper and folded and glued to make the paper toys from the book.</p>

We Are Paper Toys: Print-Cut-Fold-Glue-Fun

Bou, Louis

Graphic Design

Harper Paperbacks

With the aid of over 180 photographs, this book studies what unites and separates sculptors across the centuries. It looks at the masters of Archaic Greece, the Middle Ages, through the great names of Michelangelo, Cellini and Bernini to Rodin, Brancusi and Henry Moore. By studying their working methods and techniques, the author discloses their artistic ideas and convictions, thereby opening up new avenues of approach for the spectator.

Sculpture: Processes and principles (Icon editions)

Rudolf Wittkower

Harper&Row

Images in Clay Sculpture: Historical and Contemporary Techniques (ICON EDITIONS)

Surveys the artistic uses of clay and describes a variety of traditional and modern methods for creating sculptures in clay

Images in Clay Sculpture: Historical and Contemporary Techniques (Icon Editions)

Speight, Charlotte F.

Harper & Row, Publishers; Icon Editions

Florentine Renaissance sculpture (Icon editions)

Avery, Charles

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