The art of sculpture has no more indefatigable plugger than capable, stately Malvina Hoffman. When she did her famous bronzes of 101 racial types for Chicago's Field Museum, she performed a sculptural-scientific job of Leonardian scope, proved to countless U. S. citizens that sculpture could be scholarly. In the four years since then, 51-year-old Sculptor Hoffman has done less notable modeling, more writing. In her latest book* she offers students and laymen a drilled-eye view of a tough craft.
Catholic if somewhat cursory, Miss Hoffman's chapters on great sculpture are aided by keenly...
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