Where Is My Home?

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The sculptor who bridged two worlds. Mark Antokolskii (1843–1902) was among the most celebrated sculptors of the Russian Empire — a Russian-Jewish artist whose work crossed the divide between faith and empire. In Where Is My Home?, Musya Glants presents the first full-scale scholarly biography of his art and life.

Rising from humble beginnings, Antokolskii navigated the tensions between his Jewish heritage and the imperial art establishment. Glants shows how his faith shaped the subjects he chose to carve, how he mastered bronze and stone in the realist tradition, and how his later years in Paris became a search for a true home — artistic and personal alike.

Drawing on extensive archival research, this illuminating study restores a major nineteenth-century sculptor to his rightful place. Essential for students of Russian art and Jewish studies — and for anyone drawn to artists who create across cultures and borders.

Mark Antokolskii (1843–1902) was among the most celebrated sculptors of the Russian Empire — a Russian-Jewish artist whose work bridged two worlds. In Where Is My Home?, Musya Glants presents the first full-scale scholarly biography of his art and life, tracing a career shaped by faith, ambition, and exile.

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Rising from humble beginnings, Antokolskii navigated the tensions between his Jewish heritage and the imperial art establishment. Glants shows how his faith shaped the subjects he chose to carve, how he mastered bronze and stone in the realist tradition, and how his later years in Paris became a search for a true home — artistic and personal alike.

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Drawing on extensive archival research, this illuminating study restores a major nineteenth-century sculptor to his rightful place. Essential reading for students of Russian art and Jewish studies — and for anyone drawn to artists who create across cultures and borders. Glants brings both the man and his turbulent era vividly to life.