plaster cast
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When Saint-Gaudens showed a plaster cast of it at the 1900 Paris Exposition, Auguste Rodin, then the most famous sculptor in Europe, stopped before it, removed his hat and stood in silent tribute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
In 1868 a plaster cast was made of the stone and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
But when she was taken to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, an X-ray revealed she had broken her leg and spent nine months in a plaster cast.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
In 2011, the fragile appendages were hardened with an acetone-soluble glue so that they could be removed from the ground in a block of plaster cast.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
A plaster cast, hidden by her black-and-gold brocade gown, covered her left leg from foot to knee.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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