The film shows the two Pendleton brothers, Todd and Jack, making a steel sculpture starting from the initial design in chalk on a metal base, then the selection, cutting and the beating of the scrap metal to shape. Finally they weld the shapes together modifying the design as they go.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002303
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Steel works
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Composition (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)