Eugene Daub releases definitive monograph of five decades of sculpture

American sculptor Eugene Daub has published Portraits, Medals, and Monuments, a 177-page illustrated monograph that surveys his portraits, medals and civic monuments, including the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol. The book is on sale now and distributed globally by Ingram.

Why it matters: - The monograph gives a single, image-rich record of Eugene Daub’s five-decade career in public art, portraiture and medallic sculpture. - The book documents major works that shape civic memory, including monuments now installed in prominent U.S. public spaces. - Curators, collectors and historians get a detailed look at process, scale and technique that is often lost in the final installation.

What happened: - Eugene Daub released Portraits, Medals, and Monuments, a definitive portfolio monograph. - The 177-page softcover book is on sale now and distributed globally by Ingram. - The volume covers portrait busts, medallic art and large public monuments. - Featured works include Rosa Parks, Taking Her Seat in History in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. (2013). - The book also highlights Corps of Discovery, a 21-foot-tall sculpture in Kansas City, Missouri (2000). - Another major work covered is Allegories of Civilization, four 11-foot bronzes commissioned for the Utah State Capitol restoration in 2008.

The details: - The book uses rare studio photographs, working sketches and method-of-process imagery. - It shows Daub’s workflow from clay modeling to plaster and urethane foam. - The monograph spans small portrait studies, over-life-sized sculptures and large civic commissions. - Critical essays come from conservator Rosa Lowinger and artist-curator Ron Linden. - Wolfgang Mabry contributed an extensive biography. - The book is formatted as an 8.5 x 11-inch softcover and carries ISBN-13 979-8-218-80483-1. - Daub’s public and commemorative works are represented in collections and institutions including the Smithsonian Institution and the British Museum. - The book includes a direct reflection from Daub on controlling how sculpture is photographed and seen.

Between the lines: - The monograph is also a legacy project, assembled by friends in San Pedro who wanted Daub’s work preserved in a lasting format. - Cultural organizer Adolfo Nodal helped organize the effort and gather the team behind the book. - Daub’s career reflects a self-taught path that began after he left school in the 10th grade and learned through the Franklin Mint library stacks. - His honors, including the National Sculpture Society Medal of Honor and the American Numismatic Society’s Saltus Award, place him among the most recognized figures in American sculpture and medallic art.

What's next: - Digital PDF galleys and physical review copies are available on request. - Book orders are available at Eugene Daub’s website. - Daub’s Instagram and Facebook pages provide additional access to his work and updates.

The bottom line: - Portraits, Medals, and Monuments turns a long public-art career into a permanent visual archive of one sculptor’s impact on American civic culture.