The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922

The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922 | From the Vaults

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How do you make a monument? Produced by the Museum in 1922, this short film follows the American artist Alexander Phimister Proctor’s process of sculpting Theodore Roosevelt, from creating a small clay sketch and a plaster model through casting the final form in bronze using the famous lost-wax method. The work was unveiled in Portland, Oregon, where it remained until it was toppled by demonstrators on Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage in October 2020. As the role of monuments and public memory remain central to conversations about national character, a wide variety of contemporary artists have started to investigate the complicated histories of celebrated figures and to ask how and why we uphold certain narratives over others.
The film is accompanied by a new musical score, composed and performed by Ben Model. For more information, please visit: www.silentfilmmusic.com
To listen to Ben Model's podcast episode about scoring this short film, please visit: www.silentfilmmusic.com/ep-55...
To learn more about the statue’s relocation to Sandy, Oregon, please read: www.koin.com/news/oregon/monu...
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@theodoranorton4779 Жыл бұрын

This is a real national treasure! Thank goodness it has been so carefully preserved and now digitized.

@SW-lw6mt Жыл бұрын

Gozo Kawamura is the forgotten craftsman/sculptor. Amazing to see how he worked.

@erikferland6602 5 ай бұрын

This is really cool! The guy peening metal without hearing protection is probably glad this was a silent movie.

@williamjones3784 17 күн бұрын

I do this for a living. Amazing to see the techniques of the men who came before me.

@kaitlynhoulihan9848 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen

@brylorbs69 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I learned so much and the music was delightful. Now, I'd really like to know some of the social history. Who were these men, these master craftsmen, who could never have imagined that we would be watching them 100 years later? Lost to history, I imagine. Thanks for posting this most enjoyable film!

@ashleytoltonart 3 ай бұрын

the sculptor is my great grandfather :) so that's cool!

@citer5574 3 ай бұрын

@@ashleytoltonart did he work on any other statues like this one?

@laracraft82 Жыл бұрын

Love how this has been preserved and talented tram too of artists 😀🥰

@linus2564tyler Жыл бұрын

This is such a great video! Astounding, craftsmanship, amazing amount of work certainly helps you appreciate the craft, we need more videos like this!

@dancingdev1088 Жыл бұрын

When life was so simple. Focus was only on work

@blankchck 7 ай бұрын

I had to share this one. Thank you for preserving and posting this.

@ashleytoltonart 3 ай бұрын

The sculptor in this video is my great grandfather :D!

@liamdorr2006 Жыл бұрын

thank you

@mayelaine2 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing!

@sierraecho884 11 ай бұрын

This is so awesome for us to be able to watch this.

@abp2861 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic.

@user-eu8jf3jt7v Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@astronautauno 24 күн бұрын

Hermoso trabajo

@riproar11 Жыл бұрын

A side note: People in photos from 1922 have serious expressions on their faces, but in non-Holloywood motion pictures you can clearly people really did smile during times before the world turned color from black & white.

@brucegrahamart Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up ! 👍

@romeisfallingagain 4 ай бұрын

thank you.

@rikkiharcourt3868 Жыл бұрын

What an undertaking. I wonder what that whole process would cost today. Probably something near a million.

@dougl945 3 ай бұрын

And torn down in minutes by Antifa.

@thewinddb 3 ай бұрын

After watching this, it almost feels a shame to mainly credit only one artist. I seen many very skilled craftsmen/artists on this project.

@user-ft3kn8zo2h Жыл бұрын

wow ❤

@hamansutra Жыл бұрын

100 Years Later

@sameerghali5573 Жыл бұрын

رائع

@indo8433 Жыл бұрын

Protesters toppled this statue of President Theadore Rosevelt during an Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage protest on October 11, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.

@leonardodalongisland 10 ай бұрын

You broke my heart with this comment. I so hate the current crop of Americans.

@steviechampagne 6 ай бұрын

Teddy was one of the Greats. A shame his legacy means nothing to the majority

@darrendazcox Жыл бұрын

just imagine how much sense it would make if marble was able to be poured into a mold made from a wax sculpture - well, there is a patent for artificial poured marble on Google Patents but that's too much of a stretch so every single marble statue was carved by hand!!

@thirstypilgrim97 8 ай бұрын

How did they go from clay to plaster?

@John-mz8rj 7 ай бұрын

Needs more steps.

@florencioaguilar4234 7 ай бұрын

The amount on bronze

@JJONNYREPP Жыл бұрын

The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922 | From the Vaults 1927pm 24.1.23 i like everything/it is nice and jolly/boating on the great industrial waterways/as you do/seeing your face/like a blast furnace... reprise ad nauseam. those are the original lyrics to this tune.

@nuclearmantis666 8 ай бұрын

I know all steps of the process, and boi... Has that gotten easier the steps are "almost" the same, but alot less work thankfully Otherwise, body don't likey