DOI chapter:
Chapter IX Of Small Bronzes and Great Crafts
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AMERICAN SCULPTURE
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wax kernel, is subjected to heat; the
wax is thus melted out; and, if all is
well, an absolutely perfect space is
left behind it, between core and shell,
ready to receive the red-hot bronze.
The cire perdue process theoretically
avoids all unseemly seams, all ill-
joined joints. At its best, it ap-
proaches perfection; and such work
is as well done in our country as any-
where on earth.
The small bronze has then its two
separate manifestations. It may pre-
sent itself either as a reduction from
some much larger work worthy of
wide recognition and ownership, or as
a spontaneous first-hand offering of a
sculptural thought well-suited for ex-
pression within modest confines. In
either shape, its cost is not prohibitive
for many of our private citizens as
well as for our museums. The cause
of art and the delights of possession
are advanced side by side.
AND GREAT CRAFTS
181
wax kernel, is subjected to heat; the
wax is thus melted out; and, if all is
well, an absolutely perfect space is
left behind it, between core and shell,
ready to receive the red-hot bronze.
The cire perdue process theoretically
avoids all unseemly seams, all ill-
joined joints. At its best, it ap-
proaches perfection; and such work
is as well done in our country as any-
where on earth.
The small bronze has then its two
separate manifestations. It may pre-
sent itself either as a reduction from
some much larger work worthy of
wide recognition and ownership, or as
a spontaneous first-hand offering of a
sculptural thought well-suited for ex-
pression within modest confines. In
either shape, its cost is not prohibitive
for many of our private citizens as
well as for our museums. The cause
of art and the delights of possession
are advanced side by side.
AND GREAT CRAFTS