This is a demonstration of the ISM WPA image gallery
Leap Frog
Burton Freund (1915 - 1968)
plaster, 1938
54 x 38 x 1 3/4 inches
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cheskin
Burton Freund worked for the Illinois WPA sculpture program.
Plaster sculpture is made by pouring liquid plaster mix into a form or mold, such as a box. After the plaster dries, the mold is removed. The artist carves into the plaster with knives and chisels, smoothes it with rasps and sandpaper. Sometimes the surface is painted or varnished
Collection of the Illinois State Museum
photograph by Gary Andrashko
ISM Accession #: 1967.26/027
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