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Word: calcott (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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Miniature portraits in wax are no novelty. They were a favorite genre in the 16th Century, and have always been a popular stunt because the medium lends itself to such palpable imitation of Nature. At present, one Mrs. Calcott of London is experimenting with a new method in wax. "She does not try to make her miniature's lifelike and for that reason is more artistic. . . ." She says of her process that she uses pure White beeswax and melts the color into it. To a large extent she makes her portraits by taking casts of a clay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Beeswax | 7/21/1924 | See Source »

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