plaster of Paris

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The show consists of life-size figures, cast from live models in gauze and plaster of Paris, arranged in installations on two floors of the gallery’s townhouse.

From New York Times

So were plaster of Paris and foam blocks that could easily crumble with Godoy’s punches.

From Los Angeles Times

I still love using modeling clay, I love mixing plaster of Paris, I love using oil paints, and the smells!

From Los Angeles Times

The 292 replica bones and ribs which make up the skeleton, made from plaster of Paris, are being packed into 28 crates by staff at the Natural History Museum.

From BBC

Heritage noticed some residue in the grooves — plaster of Paris, a clue that they had been used in a stereotype printing process developed in the 1830s.

From New York Times