080619 Bronze Sculpture (MA)

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Erik Blome of Crystal Lake works on eye definition on a giant bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson for Stetson University in Deland, Florida, at his studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Erik Blome of Crystal Lake drops a bronze ingot into a furnace to melt into buttons for a giant bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson for Stetson University in Deland, Florida, at his studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Max Blome, left, and Eric Huebsch pour melted bronze into a mold for buttons to be attached to a giant bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson, which Lamar Wilson is working on in the background at Erik Blome's studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Max Blome, left, and Eric Huebsch pour melted bronze into a mold for buttons to be attached to a giant bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson at Erik Blome's studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Erik Blome works on facial details on a giant bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson for Stetson University in Deland, Florida, at his studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Eric Huebsch, left, and Lamar Wilson, back right, hold a heavy, giant hat which Erik Blome, front right, will attach to Blome's bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson for Stetson University in Deland, Florida, at his studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Erik Blome looks over his giant bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson for Stetson University in Deland, Florida, at his studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Max Blome and Eric Huebsch (not pictured) pour melted bronze into ingots to be used later on a giant bronze sculpture of John B. Stetson for Stetson University in Deland, Florida, at his studio on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Woodstock.