Portrait Sculpture Links
History and Commentary
Classic Yoruban Portraits. There was exceptional Renaissance in Portrait Art in Ife among the Yoruban Peoples. After the indigenous peoples were introduced to classical form and bronze casting technology by the Portuguese Colonialists, the Yorubans took bronze portraiture to the next level and beyond. Here is a fine photo essay on the subject. Link.Essay about Portrait Busts from the National Portrait Gallery of the UK. Link.
Interesting short essay about the changing popularity of the portrait bust. Link.
The OLDEST portrait busts on Earth. These stone heads are 200,000 years old. Link.
Interesting Busts and related Websites
A traditional forensic reconstruction of J.S. Bach's head. Link.A computer-generated portrait of J.S. Bach. Link