Voices in Stone: The Lives of Public Statues Structure & Design some buildings simply collapsed of

some buildings simply collapsed of old age and neglect

among other places

through collaboration

ISBN: 9781909432208

Voices in Stone: The Lives of Public Statues Structure & Design some buildings simply collapsed ofFrom sculptors to worshippers, patrons to vandals, an era spanning global exploration of our complex relationship with statues. Iconoclasm is in the air. Bitter debates rage on the streets and online over the proper fate of statues commemorating controversial figures, whether slave traders, imperialists or Confederate generals. It is an important question but to answer it, we must look beyond this final chapter in a monument's story. Paul Brummell