The catalogue of the October 1996 exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art displaying the emergence of a bronze sculpture "school" focused entirely on animal subjects. The essays and representations chronicle the major stylistic and iconographic trends of the movement, including the Romantic expressionism of Barye, the realism of Jules Mene, and the Impressionism displayed by Rembrandt Bugatti, the leader of the younger generation of animaliers. Includes photographs. Lacks an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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