Moses: The Creation of a Heroic Sculpture

Duration: 19

Year Published: 1986

Creator: Elden C. Tefft

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Documents the fifteen years of work and inspiration that went into the creation of Moses, a bronze sculpture by Elden C. Tefft. Describes the artist's original conception after having received the commission from the University of Kansas. Records all stages of the development of the sculpture, done by the lost wax process of bronze casting. Shows the carving of the small clay model, the building of the armatures, the wax applications, the making of the molds, the burnout of the wax, the pouring of the molten silicon bronze, the welding of the sections, and the final polishing and hot wax sealing. Records the dedication ceremony and the unveiling of the finished work at the installation site, near a large stained glass window depicting the Burning Bush., Documents the fifteen years of work and inspiration that went into the creation of Moses, a bronze sculpture by Elden C. Tefft. Describes the artist's original conception after having received the commission from the University of Kansas. Records all stages of the development of the sculpture, done by the lost wax process of bronze casting. Shows the carving of the small clay model, the building of the armatures, the wax applications, the making of the molds, the burnout of the wax, the pouring of the molten silicon bronze, the welding of the sections, and the final polishing and hot wax sealing. Records the dedication ceremony and the unveiling of the finished work at the installation site, near a large stained glass window depicting the Burning Bush.

Complete Record: Documents the fifteen years of work and inspiration that went into the creation of Moses, a bronze sculpture by Elden C. Tefft. Describes the artist's original conception after having received the commission from the University of Kansas. Records all stages of the development of the sculpture, done by the lost wax process of bronze casting. Shows the carving of the small clay model, the building of the armatures, the wax applications, the making of the molds, the burnout of the wax, the pouring of the molten silicon bronze, the welding of the sections, and the final polishing and hot wax sealing. Records the dedication ceremony and the unveiling of the finished work at the installation site, near a large stained glass window depicting the Burning Bush., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.