Plaster Casts after Antique Sculpture: Their Role in the Elevation of Public Taste and in American Art Instruction.

Abstract

Plaster casts of famous works of ancient sculpture are rarely encountered today in American art museums and art schools. Nevertheless, for almost two hundred years, plaster casts were used in this country to transmit the artistic and cultural values of Western civilization to generations of Americans. This paper examines some of the social and ideological forces surrounding the introduction of these once-important art instructional aids into public institutions.

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