{"id":2296,"date":"2026-02-18T04:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnvassarhousesculptor.art\/?page_id=2296"},"modified":"2026-06-14T17:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:52:39","slug":"case-study-large-size-bronze-casting-tecniques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.johnvassarhousesculptor.art\/?page_id=2296","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Large size bronze casting tecniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Article on casting techniques for large size bronze sculptures<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Marco House, son of Sculptor John Vassar House, January 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casting Procedures for Large-Scale Bronze Sculptures: <\/span>a<\/span> Case Study of the 1976 AG Bell Sculpture for AT&T <\/span>Long Lines Headquarters <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction:<\/span><\/strong>
This article delves into the casting techniques employed for the creation of large-scale bronze sculptures. It draws inspiration from the renowned John Vassar House sculptor\u2019s work on the 1976 AG Bell sculpture commissioned for AT&T.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Large-scale bronze sculptures hold immense historical and cultural significance notwithstanding construction complexity.
Homage to A. Graham Bell, 1976<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
for the 100th anniversary of the invention of the telephone<\/span>
AT&T Long Lines Headquarters, Bedminster, NJ<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commemorative bronzes, in United States, Bronze, Laminations, years 1968-1977, Lost wax Casting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall dimensions 2,0×15,0x1,5m weight 1,8 metric tonnes (1,800 kilograms)
Homage to A. Graham Bell was cast in Rome Italy by renown Fonderia Nicci.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cMr. Watson, come here -I want to see you.\u201d With these words, A. Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone in 1875.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apparatus designed to \u201ctransmit vocal or other sounds telegraphically, thereby causing electrical undulations\u201d inspired sculptor John Vassar House to communicate through a coding and decoding process involving transmitter and receiver forms. The sending forms, therefore, extend while the receiving forms collect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article presents two distinct components: the casting procedures for large-scale sculptures, as outlined by John Vassar House sculptor, and a client-initiated quality assessment conducted on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casting steps<\/strong>
The logistics of completing the two-piece work he’s under-taken for the client can be broken down into the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n