The model for the sculpture, Jesse Phoebe Brown, posed frequently for O'Connor's works.
In the show, a model for a sculpture can make the full-scale version look clunky.
Since Philip Jr. bore a very close resemblance to his father, Borglum used him as a model for the sculpture.
He creates the basic model for his sculptures in clay, then transfers that into fiberglass or a bronze cast, and paints the sculpture in vivid colors.
Hence, this study presents an NC machine time estimation model for machining sculptured surfaces, considering such dynamic characteristics of the machine.
Think of Suzanne Valadon, a 19th-century painter's model who only after many years and struggles was recognized as a painter; of Camille Claudel, Rodin's model, whose gift for sculpture he jealously belittled.
No one knows what Saint Constance looked like, nor who she was or who modelled for this sculpture.
In the current exhibit are models for a sculpture of the famous "butter cow," a cow made out of butter each year for the Iowa State Fair, as well as a sculptural tableau of bronzed male and female bodybuilders strutting their stuff at Venice Beach in Los Angeles.
The model for his Newport sculpture, above, incorporates sail-like parts that will move in the wind.
