Cement mermaids

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Summary: Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 8/15/55 CEMENT MERMAIDS (Weybridge) CU Camera pans up tails of cement mermaids. LS Bernard Jepson working on mermaid. CU of the artist about to paint the lips of the mermaid. MS Anna Newbury modelling for Mr Jepson. MS Artist holding palette brush. CU Artist painting mermaid’s lips. LS Spanish patio showing Spanish cement models. MS CU Spanish girls. CU Spanish cement model, camera pans down to frills on her dress. LS Japanese garden. Small boy and girl come into picture and walk onto small bridge. MS Two children on bridge. Camera pans down from bridge to Japanese cement model of girl. MS Small boy and child walking into pictures and going up to Japanese lady, the boy examines her cement fan carefully. MS Boy and girl leaving the Japanese lady. CU Mermaid in water with fountains spraying by her side. Two ducks are drinking from the water (the ducks are real ones). LS Gaston Byl mowing lawn. MS Gaston stopping mowing lawn and wipe brow with handkerchief. LS CU Nude cement model. LS Gaston watering flowers on left, stand another cement model. CU Cement model in cowboy attire. BCU Model’s face. LS MS Mermaids by river bank. In background can be seen a yacht passing by. (Eastman Neg.)"
Keywords: Arts and crafts
Footage sources: Pathe Colour Pictorial Issue No.33
Length of story (in feet): 194

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