Brancusi's Endless column ensemble
Subtitle: Târgu Jiu, Romania
By: essays by Sorana Georgescu-Gorjan ... [et al.] ; edited by Ernest Beck
Contributors: Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957; Georgescu-Gorjan, Sorana; Beck, Ernest; World Monuments Fund (New York, N.Y.)
Series: World Monuments Fund series
Publisher: Scala; World Monument Fund; World Monuments Fund
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9781857594362
Subjects: Brancusi, Constantin, -- 1876-1957.; Brancusi, Constantin, -- 1876-1957 -- Criticism and interpretation; Sculpture -- Romania -- Tîrgu Jiu
Description: "The Endless Column Ensemble, by famed Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), has been hailed as one of the great works of twentieth-century public art. Commissioned by the National League of Gorj Women to honour the soldiers who had defended the town of Targu Jiu against a German force in 1916, the tripartite ensemble, erected between 1937 and 1938, is composed of the Endless Column, a 30-metre-high column of zinc and brass-clad, cast-iron modules, and two stone monuments: the Table of Silence and Gate of the Kiss." "Over the years the elements took their toll on the sculpture, and although the Column's modules had been re-plated several times since its construction, by the 1990s it was in dire need of conservation. This illustrated volume celebrates the history of this extraordinary work of art and tells the story of its recent restoration, landscaping and presentation, supported in large part by the World Monuments Fund (WMF)."--Jacket.
Notes: "Support for this publication has been generously provided by: The Beirne Foundation, Inc., International Music and Art Foundation."

"This volume is published to celebrate the completion of the restoration of Brancusi's sculptural ensemble."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [79])