Historic Catalogs
The owners of the Caproni Collection (formerly the Giust Gallery), world-renowned sculptor Robert Shure and Kathleen Shure, are committed, with professionalism and passion, to preserving old-world methods of individually reproducing Caproni casts.
As part of the effort to preserve the history of P.P. Caproni and Brother, we will publish available original catalogs on this website. P.P. Caproni and Brother catalogs are unfortunately quite rare. In our best effort to represent the complete body of work of P.P. Caproni and Brother, we will appreciate any information you can offer on catalogs not listed. If you have a P.P. Caproni and Brother catalog not listed here, please contact Kathleen Shure at contact@capronicollection.com.
If you are interested in the artistry and genius of the historic catalogs themselves, you can read our blog post exploring their creation.
As the digital catalogs are not copyrighted, please reference the Caproni Collection (except where otherwise noted) as the source if you copy or use this historical material.
If you are searching for a particular piece, we suggest beginning with the catalog from 1911 as it was the last large catalog printed and is therefore the most comprehensive. This catalog (as with most of the others) is organized by category in this order: Assyrian and Egyptian sculpture; figures; busts; reliefs; animals; masks; anatomical studies; nature studies; ornament; architectural details; more anatomical studies. There are miscellaneous items in between.
Enjoy this historical journey.
1894 Catalogue of P.P. Caproni & Bro. — Catalogue of Plaster Cast Reproductions from Antique, Mediaeval and Modern Sculpture, Subjects of Every Description for Art Schools
82 Pages - PDF
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1894 Catalogue of P.P. Caproni & Bro. — Catalogue of Plaster Cast Reproductions from Antique, Mediaeval and Modern Sculpture, Subjects of Every Description for Art Schools (Illustrated Edition)
229 Pages
Digitization on the Internet Archive
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1901 P.P. Caproni & Brother Catalogue of Sculpture — Catalogue of Plaster Cast Reproductions from Antique, Medieval and Modern Sculpture, Subjects for Art Schools, Edition of 1901
300 Pages
Digitization on the Internet Archive
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1902 Art for Schools: A Special List of Casts Recommended for the Decoration of School Rooms; Selected from the Caproni Collection of Reproductions from Masterpieces of Sculpture, Edition of 1902
96 Pages - PDF
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Supplement for 1905 to Catalogue of Sculpture — Supplement for 1905 to the Catalogue of Plaster Cast Reproductions
56 Pages
Digitization on HathiTrust Digital Library (courtesy of HathiTrust)
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1910 Seventy-Seven Photographic Views of Schools Decorated with Plastic Reproductions of Sculpture, and Supplementary Catalogue of P.P. Caproni and Brother, School Edition of 1910
48 Pages (2 separate files) - PDF
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1911 Catalogue of Caproni Casts — Catalogue of Plaster Reproductions from Antique, Medieval and Modern Sculpture, Subjects for Art Schools, Edition of 1911
The last large catalog printed.
237 Pages (3 separate files) - PDF
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1911 Catalogue of Caproni Casts: Subjects for Drawing and Modeling Classes, Edition of 1911
80 Pages (2 separate files) - PDF
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1913 Caproni Casts: Special Catalogue of Subjects for the Decoration of Schools, Libraries and Homes — Catalogue of Plaster Reproductions from Antique, Medieval and Modern Sculpture, Subjects Suitable for Schools, Libraries and Homes
112 Pages
Digitization on the Internet Archive
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Caproni Casts: Supplement for 1914 — Supplement for 1914 to Catalogue of Caproni Casts: Reproductions from Antique, Medieval and Modern Sculpture
16 Pages - PDF
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1915 Caproni Casts: American Indians and Other Sculptures By Cyrus E. Dallin
8 Pages - PDF
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1919 Caproni Casts: Timely Subjects of Sculpture for Patriotic American Schools
8 Pages - PDF
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1928 Caproni Casts: Reproductions of Sculpture Selected from the Masterpieces of the World, Part One
124 Pages (2 separate files) - PDF
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1931 Caproni Casts: Plaster Reproductions of Sculpture for Drawing and Modeling Classes
68 Pages - PDF
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1976 Giust Gallery Catalog: The Giust Collection
48 Pages - PDF
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1996 Giust Gallery Catalog
75 Pages - PDF
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1997 Giust Gallery Collection of Wall Plaques
5 Pages - PDF