![]() I hope this post inspires others to trumpet plaster’s praises and draws attention to the beauty of its many forms.Ī cornice by artist Tom Otterness in a hall of a collector’s apartment. (More images of our work here will be featured in my upcoming book, American Decoration). Stephen Shubel’s house featured in July/August 2011 House Beautiful (8)Īnd for those of you that want to learn more about the history of this remarkable material and its preservation, the National Park Service’s Department of the Interior website has a thorough brief on the topic. A longtime supporter of Southern, Plaster’s name graces the Robert W. More images from this project photographed by Luca Trovato may be seen here. Plaster, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, died at his home in Lebanon. I would also like to call attention to Stephen Shubel’s handsome California home filled with plaster sculptures in the July/August 2012 issue of House Beautiful. The Dome area of Sir John Soane’s Museum, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London (7) This beautiful lake is made up of 54,000 acres. Set on one of the largest man-made lakes in North America, Lake of the Ozarks, this Private Island located at the 26 Mile Marker, boasts nearly one-half mile of pristine shoreline. Located in South London just a 10-minute walk from Crystal Palace station. Lot A 2.7ac / Lot B Island 4.3ac / Lot C 7.1ac. Sculpture Gallery, Boston Athenaeum, circa 1855 (6) Calling all nail enthusiasts, Plaster is your new vegan, cruelty-free nail bar go to. Storeroom with Artisans and Plaster Casts, Crystal Palace, 1852 (5) The ‘Cast Courts’ in the South Kensington Museum (now Victoria & Albert Museum) (4) The head of the Marseillaise for the Arc de Triomphe at the Trocadero Palace (3) These are a few of my favorite examples of this often uncelebrated material. I am looking for pictures of the house on the outside and inside but cannot find anything. All I have found out about it so far is that its called the Evergreen Crystal Palace, and was built by Robert Plaster. Indeed, we started with our childhood art projects–making rustic plaster models – and made our way to the more sophisticated levels of sculpture and architectural decoration where its richer legacies can be found. Plaster (1836 - 1919) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and. I am looking for information on this large house that sits atop a hill on Table Rock Lake near Kimberling city, MO. Richard Cameron, founder and director of the Beaux Arts Atelier at the Institute, was there with me, and this lead to a broad conversation about the marvels of this seemingly lowly material. It consisted of an intricate network of slender iron rods sustaining walls of clear glass. Pieces from the ICAA’s Historic Plaster Cast Collection (2) The Crystal Palace, designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, was a remarkable construction of prefabricated parts. While there, I was impressed again by the quality of the Historic Plaster Cast Collection lining their walls. ![]() On Thursday last I visited the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art office in New York to offer general advice about the decoration of their rooms. Coleman said that Robert Plaster in his wisdom left the house for college funds for students, so the home has to be sold for the money to go to. Children exploring the cast collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1931 (1)
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