Sunday, December 3, 2023

Wednesday, December 6, 2023: Westchester Sketchers at Cast Hall


Open House New York: Cast Hall - Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

Join us as we return to the Institute for Classical  Architecture and Art's Cast Hall


A Brief History of the ICAA's Historic Cast Hall - Institute of Classical  Architecture & Art
Cast Hall

Long ago, before the Met Museum was the major institution that it is now and could afford the real statures that we now see in the Greek and Roman Galleries, they displayed plaster casts of the original statures.  Once the real statures replaced the plaster casts, the casts went into storage and were largely forgotten. Then the Met donated them to the ICAA, who restored them and put them on display in ... Cast Hall.  

Plaster of Paris (4 kg) | Lazada PH

But wait!  That's not all!

The building that houses the ICAA, The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, is an artifact by itself,  with a Lock Museum, a multi-level library with a stained glass ceiling, beautiful hallways, railings and an incredible sculpture of an arm (you have to see it for yourself).  When you get tired of drawing the statures walk into the hallway and sketch this building that is a true hidden gem of NYC. 


DATE:  WEDNESDAY December 6, 2023

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  The INSTITUTE FOR CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE and ART 
                       The MECHANICS AND TRADESMAN BUILDING
                        20 West 44th Street, NYC

TRANSPORTATION: B, D, F, M to 42nd Street/Bryant Park Station or 7 to 5th Ave Station. 
                    

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NOTES
  • Please RSVP directly to Cathy Gutterman at cathygutterman@verizon.net 
  • Looking for us? Call Cathy at 914-625-0766 or Marianne at 914-355-6507. 
  • Water and bathrooms are available 
  • Bring your lunch or purchase it from the local food outlets
  • You can work in wet media

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