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Are you looking for inspiration? For more information about a cast? The blog contains posts about casts and artists as well as posts about our history, philosophy, and news!

scan of black and white page of Caproni circular with 7 photos of Lincoln sculptures available

"Lincoln in Sculpture" - 1909 Caproni Circular

By Kayla Fletcher

Take a look! 110 years ago today, on February 12, 1909, P.P. Caproni and Brother published a special circular to celebrate Lincoln’s centenary...

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photo with gray background of plaster cast of small relief with a dancing child and a young man playing two horns

All this talk about cast shadows!

By Robert Shure

Well Punxsutawney Phil is at it again, and this year he didn't see his shadow for once! An early spring is upon us, which is...

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closeup photo of Christ child's feet in plaster cast of relief sculpture featuring the Madonna, Child, and St. John and hanging on a tan wall

To see beyond your immediate world...

By Lisa Benson

For your enjoyment, we wanted to share a couple of new pieces in our collection that are windows to love...

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David's Head Will Roll

David's Head Will Roll

By Kathleen Shure

We thought we'd share some behind-the-scenes videos just for fun!

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We have a new name!

We have a new name!

By Kathleen Shure

We’re excited to announce that we’ve changed our name! The Giust Gallery is now the Caproni Collection. While we’ve always kept the name “Caproni” front and center...

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photo of plaster cast sculpture relief of male head with top of toga on a gray background

Layers of History

By Lisa Benson

We were looking at a few of our pieces in the gallery the other day, and it was like opening a long-forgotten history book. There...

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Photo of plaster cast bust of Alexander Hamilton with confetti surrounding it and gray background

We Have a Winner!: Hamilton Bust Contest

By Kathleen Shure

Congrats to the winner for our Hamilton bust reduction!* Every entry we received for our contest was really creative - you blew us away! What a "young, scrappy and hungry" crowd! We loved seeing...

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Tiny Universes in Plaster

Tiny Universes in Plaster

By Lisa Benson

If you've ever visited the Collection at our showroom in Massachusetts, you know that our entryway is home to many of our wall plaques. Visitors pause upon...

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Reflections on Hamilton {Plus win a bust!}

Reflections on Hamilton {Plus win a bust!}

By Kathleen Shure

Here in Boston, social media is exploding with selfies of people and their playbills at the Boston Opera House for one of the biggest shows,...

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