{"id":1096,"date":"2010-11-06T18:15:13","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T22:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randallwolff.com\/wordpress\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2010-11-06T18:15:13","modified_gmt":"2010-11-06T22:15:13","slug":"louis-sullivan-lion-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randallwolff.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/louis-sullivan-lion-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Sullivan lion progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Progress for today on this model consisted of adding more height to and closing the top of the head which is now approx 4′ 2″ from the top of the modelling stand. There is now 525# of clay and I’ve added a second support strap for additional stability.<\/p>\n

I may, actually, will likely need to come up with a different method and location of support as I need to fill in around the neck now and the face and with the straps there I can’t just yet.<\/p>\n

Supports also cannot be rigid as clay begins to shrink and a support doesnt “give” a little to allow it, the clay can crack.<\/p>\n

Of course simply waiting a bit for the clay to firm up more will help a lot and at some point supports won’t be needed, right now as I work on the top the model has some “give.”<\/p>\n

Also, lately I am leaning towards making the head of this closer to the original concept sketch Mr Sullivan drew for the terra cotta company sculptors, and this sketch clearly shows the lions were to have OPEN mouths;<\/p>\n

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I actually prefer that kind of lion depiction, so this would work out well and I would also have the only model done to his original concept.<\/p>\n

I have to assume the bank’s original owners ordered the change in the lion’s mouth design from open\/fierce to closed\/platonic out of some concern with the climate fierce\/threatening sculptures directly by the entrance might have on customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Progress for today on this model consisted of adding more height to and closing the top of the head which is now approx 4′ 2″ from the top of the modelling stand. There is now 525# of clay and I’ve added a second support strap for additional stability. I may, actually, will likely need to come up with a different method and location of support as I need to fill in around the neck now and the face and with the straps there I can’t just yet. Supports also cannot be rigid as clay begins to shrink and a support doesnt “give” a little to allow it, the clay can crack. Of course simply waiting a bit for the clay to firm up more will help a lot and at some point supports won’t be needed, right now as I work on the top the model has some “give.” Also, lately I am leaning towards making the head of this closer to the original concept sketch Mr Sullivan drew for the terra cotta company sculptors, and this sketch clearly shows the lions were to have OPEN mouths; I actually prefer that kind of lion depiction, so this would work out well and I would also have the only model done to his original concept. I have to assume the bank’s original owners ordered the change in the lion’s mouth design from open\/fierce to closed\/platonic out of some concern with the climate fierce\/threatening sculptures directly by the entrance might have on customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sculptures"],"yoast_head":"\nLouis Sullivan lion progress - Victorian & Art Deco Architectural Sculptures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/randallwolff.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/louis-sullivan-lion-progress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Louis Sullivan lion progress - Victorian & Art Deco Architectural Sculptures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Progress for today on this model consisted of adding more height to and closing the top of the head which is now approx 4′ 2″ from the top of the modelling stand. 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