"Two Styles More Opposed": Harriet Hosmer's Classicisms Between Winckelmann and Bernini by Melissa Landreth Gustin

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Do “Sleeping Shepherds” Dream of 3D-Printed Sheep: John Gibson, Oliver Laric, and Digital Neoclassicism by Melissa L. Gustin

“…This article considers the relationship between John Gibson’s neoclassical sculpture The Sleeping Shepherd Boy and Oliver Laric’s installations for the 2016 Liverpool Biennial using 3D models and prints of the Shepherd. …”
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Archetypes and Responsive Smiles: Classical Statues and American Artists in Rome by Andrea Mariani

“…The essay analyzes the ambivalent response of some major Anglo-American artists and writers to the Roman cultural context, focusing, in particular, on their reaction to classical and neoclassical sculpture. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Rome was often interpreted as “the city of statues,” an image that was shared by visual artists (B. …”
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John Hogan in Rome 1824-1849 by John Turpin

“…He moved to Rome in 1824 where he was deeply influenced by the neoclassical sculpture of Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen. …”
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Pitt on a Pedestal: Sculpture and Slavery in Late-Eighteenth-Century Charleston by Wendy Bellion

“…At the symbolic center of the urban landscape, the figure of Pitt exposed the implicated nature of neoclassical sculpture and transatlantic slavery.…”
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