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Sculpture: Modeling

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Augusta Savage: Realization

Augusta Savage

American sculptor and educator

“The Bather,” marble statue by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757; in the Louvre, Paris

Étienne-Maurice Falconet

French sculptor

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Enoch Wood

English potter

Harlequin, Meissen hard-paste porcelain figure from the commedia dell'arte modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, c. 1738; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Johann Joachim Kändler

German sculptor

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Johann Peter Melchior

German potter

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Butades Of Sicyon

ancient Greek sculptor

Columbine, figure from the commedia dell'arte, enamel and gilt on porcelain by Bustelli, c. 1755–60; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Franz Anton Bustelli

German artist