Jacob Epstein. Rebel-angel - ACE168.3

Self Portrait (1901). Glynn Williams, Sculptor, at work and describing how Epstein was among the first to work directly, by hand, on the actual material for the sculpture, rather than making a model that would be reproduced mechanically on the final material. Epstein’s Maternity (1910). Hoptonwood stone quarries, Derbyshire; Epstein’s words over. Photograph of Epstein and his work for the Tomb of Oscar Wilde (1909-1912), at the Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris. The tomb. Epstein’s words over on his ideas for the work and its poor reception by the French. Work by Modigliani and Brancusi, African carvings. Photographs of Epstein’s own collection of African pieces. Lewis’s VO talking about them. Gormley on Epstein’s use of the spirit of "primitive" art. Birth (1913-1914); another piece; Doves (1913). Female Figure in Flenite (1913). Cork talking about Epstein breaking away from the Hellenic and Renaissance traditions, and about seeing sculpture in global terms. Quarrying. Sketches for Rock Drill (1913-1914), inspired by the work of the Vorticists. Unpacking and assembling the piece. Epstein’s words over. Metal cast of the upper part of the Rock Drill figure. Photograph of Epstein in military uniform. The Risen Christ (1917). Epstein’s words over. Lewis VO on her father’s religious feelings. Criticisms of the statue.