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HOW TO MAKE A PLASTER OF PARIS CAST Part 3

Description

ART INSTRUCTIONAL FILM: On Simon Moselsio's technique in casting a clay portrait bust. Reel 1: Displays tools and equipment. In close-ups, shows mixing of two batches of plaster of Paris, bust preparation, and application of both coats of plaster. Reel 2: Mr. Moselsio separates mould halves, digs out the clay model, and soaks cast in water to remove air bubbles. He ties halves together, fills mould with plaster, removes cast and smoothes seams of the clay bust. Close-up of bust.

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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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3:51