Online Art Discussion: Plaster Casts & New Ways of Seeing the Past
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This event will be held on Zoom!
The long tradition of studying and drawing plaster cast reproductions of sculptures for artistic training is exemplified by artists such as Matisse, Rodin, Picasso, and Paul Manship, who studied plaster casts of ancient Greek sculpture while pioneering modernism. The current exhibition Paul Manship: Ancient Made Modern, at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, includes two of Fairfield’s historic plaster casts. Fairfield University professor of art history, and curator of the plaster cast collection, Katherine Schwab provides context for the importance of plaster casts as vehicles for learning.
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Organizer Fairfield University Art Museum
Organizer of Online Art Discussion: Plaster Casts & New Ways of Seeing the Past
In accordance with the University's Covid-19 protocols, which prohibit the public from entering campus, the museum will be closed to outside visitors this fall. While we're very sorry that we can't welcome you to our two fall exhibitions, we hope that you will engage with them virtually and take advantage of our extensive virtual programming. Please click on our survey www.surveymonkey.com, and let us know what else you'd like to see!
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