From Chalk To Bronze: A Biography of Waldine Tauch

From Chalk To Bronze: A Biography of Waldine Tauch by Alice Hutson. Published by Shoal Creek Publishers Inc, Austin, TX, 1978. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound in Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. 172 Pgs. ISBN 0883190370. LCCN 78-16000. This is a fascinating story of a poor girl in a small Texas town in the early 1900s, with artistic talent and drive. It encompasses her first experiments with carving chalk and molding clay; her struggle to become a sculptor in spite of pressures to take on a traditional role and give up her work; her intense, complex relationship with her mentor Coppini; her encounters with love; and her success as an independent artist. The book includes fifty photographs of Waldine Tauch and her work. An appendix lists her major sculptures by location, so readers can go and see her work for themselves. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 14326.