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Making Classic Masterpieces Available to Americans

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Making Classic Masterpieces Available to Americans
A selection of old-master plaster casts made by sculptor Justin Kendall of Fountainhead Gipsoteca, in Bushwick, Brooklyn, N.Y. Courtesy of Justin Ryan Kendall
Lorraine Ferrier
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From his basement studio in Brooklyn, New York, American sculptor Justin Ryan Kendall creates affordable plaster casts of classic masterpieces. At any one time, he could be simultaneously casting a mask of Mary from Michelangelo’s “Pietà,” a bust of Costanza Bonarelli by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, or a fragment of a work, perhaps the nose of “David” by Michelangelo.
Plaster cast bust of Costanza Bonarelli by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; 25 inches tall. (Courtesy of Justin Ryan Kendall)
Plaster cast bust of Costanza Bonarelli by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; 25 inches tall. Courtesy of Justin Ryan Kendall
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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