| ART BY THE TON Sculptor W. Reid Dick at Work | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6776 |
| Catalog #: | 439622 | |
| Clip Number: | 439622-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 241 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Sculpture | |
| Description: | ART BY THE TON We see a sculptor at work and the result of his labours. Sculptor W. Reid Dick, creator of various works of British public art including the Kitchener Memorial at St. Paul's, Lion on the Menin Gate, etc. United Kingdom MCU Dick working on sculpture in classical style. MLS Dick sculpting using human model; the scupture is of a horse with head lowered, straining forward and a woman with robe draped around her waist standing beside him pulling back on the rein; at rt. The live model stands holding onto a rope as if pulling it. This sculpture is a plaster model executed before the real thing. MS front view of model with part of sculpture in left FG. MCU Dick refining knee of the plaster woman. MS model in FG holding the rope with rt. arm stretched out & left arm bent holding ropebehind her back in BG Dick sculpting, stops and looks at model. MCU front view model. MCU Dick working. MCU model, then MCU model/Dick. MCU statue of woman. Dick's hand working on fold of robe. MCU model looking bored. Back to MCU statue. MS model, with statue FG left. MS Dick turns the finished plaster statue around on a rotating base. There is another woman holding the horse on other side. LS tilt up the finished stone statue up on a tall base in front of tall building (Unilever House). MS sculpture. | |
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