MODELING A PORTRAIT — Reel 1, Part 3 | The Archive Project

Video Parts (7 across 2 reels)

This clip is Reel 1, Part 3 of a 7-part film. Watch from the beginning

Description

ART FILM: On clay modeling by Simon Moselsio. Reel 1: Moselsio shows tools, armature and preparation for making a clay bust. Elderly man poses while Moselsio demonstrates step-by-step process of molding the clay into a model of the man's head. Reel 2: Moselsio refines the model, comparing it to subject as he works. Close-ups of other finished works by Moselsio. Finished bronze bust of the elderly man.

Collection

Harmon Foundation Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups

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Date

1941-01-01

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TRT

3:33

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