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...difficult for anyone having even a vague knowledge of Epstein's work to deny his excellence as a sculptor. Such creations as DAY and NIGHT, GENESIS and ORIOL, ROSS show a new and invigorating vision completely free from academic stodginess. In many respects Epstein occupies the same relative position in his medium of expression, that of stone, as James Joyce does in the world of the novel, and his work is as difficult to grasp as Joyce's. To the religious person, the ADAM looms large as a distasteful desecration of the scriptures; some people gaze in silent admiration; others...

Author: By Jack Wilner, | Title: Collections & Critiques | 10/9/1939 | See Source »

...Etienne, France, a wealthy farmer was overcome by the fumes of grapes he was stamping in a huge vat. Two workmen were overcome when they went to aid him. The workmen were revived; but Oriol, the farmer, was dead when lifted from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oct. 29, 1923 | 10/29/1923 | See Source »

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