Tag Archives: plaster casts

Canadian VitaPro mogul, philanthropist, and collector Yank Barry showing off one of his 74 Degas bronzes, cast from "recently discovered" plasters.
Investigations

Adding to the Confusion

By Posted 08/15/11

A dealer’s appraisal of bronzes cast from plasters said to be authentic lifetime works by Degas adds to the controversial nature of the enterprise. Read More

Award winner William D. Cohan with Deadline Club President Rebecca Baker (center) and Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of Newsweek and the Daily Beast. RICK MAIMAN/COURTESY THE DEADLINE CLUB
News

ARTnews Wins 2011 Deadline Club Award for Journalism

By Posted 06/01/11

ARTnews has won the 2011 Deadline Club Award for excellence in journalism for a series of articles on the controversy surrounding 74 “recently discovered” plaster sculpture casts said to have been made by Edgar Degas. The series also earned ARTnews … Read More