Learning on ScreenFrom Lost Wax to Found Bronze: Casting the Sir John Cass Bronze
- Synopsis
- Documents the ‘cire perdue’ or lost-wax casting technique and follows each stage from the initial mouldmaking through the sequential events to the final patination and the preservation of the finished bronze. The subject is the casting of the Roubiliac bust of Sir John Cass commissioned by the Sir John Cass Foundation in 1750.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min. MASTER: Low-band U-matic.
- Year of production
- 1989
- Availability
- Sale
- Documentation
- Lecture notes supplied giving further historical background and main examples ranging from Egyptian to contemporary sculptures.
- Uses
- Students of fine art; history of art; combined arts/technology courses.
- Keywords
- bronze sculptures; Cass, John; lost-wax casting
Credits
- Director
- Pat Wisher
- Producer
- Clive Duncan; Pat Wisher
Distributor
- Name
London Guildhall University
- Phone
- 020 7320 1008
- Fax
- 020 7320 1117
- Address
- Calcutta House
Old Castle Street
LONDON
E1 7NT - Notes
- Contact: Sue Turner (4/97)
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