Chapter III
III
Clay, Construction, Theatre
First I was a sculptor. Clay holds the decision before bronze, before paint, before the stage.
3 studies
Chapter III
PL-07 · Fig. G
Clay, open laugh, studio table
Water clay, in process
N.1Horned mask, eyes wide, mouth open. Comic and slightly infernal.
N.2Scrap clay on the bench. Tools at rest. The piece is still wet.
N.3First I was a sculptor — the face arrives before the bronze.
N.4Theatre blood: a mask that must read from the house.
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PL-08 · Fig. H
Standing maquette on the green stand
Water clay maquette
N.1A standing woman, child on the shoulder, floral base.
N.2Green clay, turning stand. The drapery is still being found.
N.3Small enough to turn in the hand — a decision, not a monument.
N.4The base is a garden. The figure grows out of it.
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PL-09 · Fig. I
Construction drawing for the musical
Painted construction study on board
N.1Oversized sculpted hair — a wall wig that must read from the house.
N.2Green swirls of coiffure over a drawn face. Splatter, grid, notes.
N.3Theatre of the First Amendment, then Broadway, then this kind of problem.
N.4Complex work from simple materials, rapidly adjusted to the director’s eye.
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