Archives from sculptor Bridgette Mongeon and
The Texas Press Association Newsboy sculpture
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August 26, 2004-The News
I receive the information that I have been awarded the commission of the Newsboy for the Texas Press Association. In this journal entry I share some of passion for sculpting children and the photo of the Jesse Award created for the Houston Chronicle
August 27-30, 2004-Thoughts on the Project
• The beginning of the thought process concerning the sculpture
Students learn about • The difference between newsboy and news carrier
• The death of a newsboy • The history of newsboys in America and the Spanish American War
August 31, 2004-How I Pick a Pose
• An artist's reference, Picking a pose
Students learn about • The call of the newsboy events that happened in the last 125 years.
Sept 2, 2004-The Meeting
• Meeting with the Texas Press Association • Deciding on a pose
Students learn about • History of the lost wax method
September 5-7, 2004-Beginning the Small Sculpture
• Working with a model and roughing in the small newsboy sculpture
Students learn about • The history of knickers
September 8-10, 2004-The Sculpting of the Small Newsboy
• Roughing in the face of the small newsboy
Students learn about • Scaling a sculpture • 3D figures of sculptures
September 11-17, 2004-More Research on Clothes
and Sculpting of the Newsboy
• Researching newsboy outfit, zippers, and suspenders.
Students learn about • The newsboy strike of 1899 • the history of the zipper
September 18-26, 2004-A Sewing Pattern for Knickers
and Sculpting Continues
• Roughing in the small newsboy, finding a vintage 1929 newsboy clothing pattern
Students learn about• How artists use proportion and measurements.
September 27-October 3, 2004-The Creative Process
• Article Printed in the tribune • International newspaper carrier day
• Creative thinking process
Students learn about • History of the sewing machine
• Sewing a 1929 pattern for the newsboy
October 4-11, 2004-
Sculpting Tricks and More Research
• Sculpting tricks
Students learn about • Motivation with their art
October 11-18, 2004-
Sewing a Vintage Outfit From An Old Pattern
• Sewing the outfit for the model • The final pose
Students learn about • Leisure time of a newsboy • Old toys
October 19-25, 2004-
The Finished Small Newsboy Sculpture
• Finishing the small sculpture • Receiving approval
Students learn about • The importance of folds and how to create them.
October 25- November 1, 2004-
Preparing the small Sculpture for the Foundry
• Preparing the small newsboy sculpture for the foundry
• A visit to the capitol building
Students learn about • Elizabet Ney and the history of Texas art • The Texas State Capitol building.
November 2-8, 2004-
Reviewing the Process of Creating
an Original Work of Art
• A review of the previous three months of progress.
• Information about copyrights and limited edition bronzes
Students learn about • Copyrights
November 9-12, 2004-
The Beginning of the Sculpting
on the Life-size Newsboy
• Beginning of the life size newsboy sculpture • Creating the armature
Students learn about • The Penny Press • Yellow Journalism • Newspaper production at the time period of our newsboy
November 13-21, 2004-
The Beginning of the Sculpting
on the Life-size Newsboy cont.
• Roughing in the large newsboy sculpture.
Students learn about • How to enlarge a sculpture
November 29- December 6, 2004 -
The Future Journey of our Newsboy
• The future journey of our newsboy
Students learn about • The State Preservation Board
• The Texas Capitol building
• Texas Legislature • The Texas Senate
December 7 - December 13, 2004-
Frustration and the Creative Process
• The future journey of our newsboy
Students learn about • Newsboy Strike
• The zipper
December 14 - December 21, 2004-
The Morphing of a Sculpture
December 22 - December 27, 2004
-Working Through the Holidays
December 28- January 3, 2004-
Huge strides in the life size sculpture
January 3-10, 2005-
Now We are Getting There
First small newsboy bronze • Head is added to the life size sculpture
January 11-17, 2005-
Details on Life-size Sculpture Come Together
January 18-21, 2005-
Adding the Hand to the Life-size Sculpture and
Sculpting a Newspaper
January 22-29, 2005-
Sculpting is Complete on the Life-size Newsboy
January 31-February 7, 2005-
The Mold Making Process
February 8-14, 2005
Mold Making Rubber and Fiberglass
February 15-21, 2005-
Pouring the Wax
February 22-28, 2005-
Working the Wax
March 1-7, 2005-
The Dip
March 8-15,2005-
The Metal Pour
Students learn about • The Bronze Casting Process
March 16-April 11, 2005-
Putting the Metal Together
April 12-May, 2005-
Correcting the Metal
May 2005-
Completion of the Newsboy Sculpture
May 2005- Present-
The edition of ten
The placement of the first in the edition of ten life-size bronze Newsboys and the remaining sculptures as purchased complete with their headlines changed to reflect times in history.
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