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ART F262X: World History of Art II

The Renaissance to the Present

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Epstein’s The Rock Drill

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Epstein’s The Rock Drill

Jacob Epstein, 1913 – 1916, Plaster figure mounted on actual rock drill, 81″ x 55.7″.   Reconstructed in 1974 at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

RECOMMENDED READING

Art History Unstuffed

Jacob Epstein and the Rock Drill

Guardian Article

Epstein’s Rock Drill Reveals the Emptiness of Vorticism

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Vorticism

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