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A. L. Vago — Instructions in the Art of Modeling in Clay

1880 · Book · Public Domain

A systematic introduction to modeling in clay, moving from tools and preparation to relief, ornament, natural forms, and the human figure. Vago's instruction and Pitman's appendix connect sculptural modeling to the practical craft education flourishing in late-nineteenth-century Cincinnati.

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