A SCULPTOR'S ODYSSEY By Malvina Hoffman The trustees of the
Field Musewn in Chicago decided that anthropology should be made popular. They com- missioned Miss Malvina Hoffman, the sculptor, to make life-size sculptures or busts of all the main racial types of .the world—a hundred and one alto- gether. In this well-produced volume (Scribner, 24s.) she describes her experi- ences on the world tour she undertook in search of models. As the many photographs of her work which illus- trate the book testify, she achieved an extraordinary success. Apart from her craftsmanship, which enabled her to produce most vividly realistic figures, she took great pains to master the characteristic traits and habits of each particular race, in order to make its bronze representative not only accurate but typical in expression and pose. She made, therefore, more than a superficial acquaintance with most of the races of the globe, and the story of such a comprehensive world tour is in itself of great interest.
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