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fw: casting in a blue suit

updated sat 4 feb 06

 

Mitchell Sewall on fri 3 feb 06


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mitchell Sewall"
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Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:48 PM
Subject: casting in a blue suit


> Hi Ivor,
> Your dad's story a conjures up a long term memory image.
> Many, many, many years ago I worked for a sculptor (my mentor). While
> working on a several pc plaster mold Jacque Lipschitz stopped by to visit.
> He looked at me as I was covered from head to toe in plaster and plaster
> dust, smiled and said "let me". He then pulled up the sleeves of his blue
> jacket an inch or two and finished what i had started. Lipschitz then
> dusted off his figers, rinsed and dried them. And without a word
> regarding the incident we then sat down to a studio lunch.
>
> Indeed, there were masters in those days and I try to carry forward the
> tradition.
> Mitch
> P.S. I later cadged a job with this true master.