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-3- BIRTH OF A BRONZE

IN THE CASTING OF MY SCULPTURE, I USE WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "LOST WAX" METHOD, DATING BACK TO ANTIQUITY. I MODEL THE ORIGINAL IN WAX WITHOUT ANY ARMATURE. AT THE FOUNDRY, A PLASTER MOLD CONTAINING A NETWORK OF DUCTS IN BUILT AROUND THE FIGURE SO THAT THE WAX WHEN MELTED CAN BE DRAINED OFF. MOLTEN METAL IS THEN POURED INTO THE SPACE LEFT BY THE "LOST" WAX.

ON THE BACK OF THE VIRGIN STATUE IS INSCRIBED THE FOLLOWING - "JACQUES LIPCHITZ, JEW, FAITHFUL TO THE RELIGION OF HIS ANCESTORS, HAS MADE THIS VIRGIN TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MAN ON EARTH THAT THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT MAY PREVAIL."