Grissom, a conservator at the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, presents a comprehensive overview of zinc sculpture in the US from 1850 to 1950, with information on fabrication,
producers and purveyors, preservation, history and technology, and sources and sculptors. In the bulk of the book, she presents a catalog of about 800 statues (based on the Inventory of
American Art), organized by type and including trade figures and Indians, gods and goddesses, fountain figures, animals, famous men, military figures, firemen, cemetery memorials, and religious
subjects, with their history, location, artist, height, installation, listings in trade catalogs, inscription, and manufacturer. About 550 illustrations are included, with many in color.
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