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January 2, 2018
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Steve Maxon and Doris Park sculpt a life size model of Herbert Hoover

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Watch as Steve Maxon and Doris Park sculpt a life size model of Herbert Hoover. Concept drawing for Hoover Elementary. Armature for maquette (miniature version). Fleshed out figure in oil clay. Finished, clothed maquette for…

Commission, Preliminary drawing Hoover on a park bench, Stephen Maxon, 2015

Commission armature for maquette Hoover on a park bench, aluminum, Stephen Maxon, 2016

Commission, Full size Hoover in clauy on bronze bench, Stephen Maxon, Doris Park

Commission Finished Maquette of Herbert Hoover, Stephen Maxon, 2016

Commission Full size Hoover in clay on Bronze Bench, Stephen Maxon, Doris Park

Commission Herbert Hoover and dog, Flash with Stephen Maxon enjotubg a smile

August 21, 2017
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Kalona Sculpting Foundry Creates President Hoover Statue

Kalona Sculpting Foundry Creates President Hoover Statue https://max-cast.com/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 MAX-CAST MAX-CAST //max-cast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Max-Cast-recreation-from-gif-RGB.png August 21, 2017 January 8, 2021

A bronze statue of President Hoover was unveiled in his hometown of West Branch this summer. Read more

November 21, 2016
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Casting the Hayden Fry Bronze

Casting the Hayden Fry Bronze https://max-cast.com/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 MAX-CAST MAX-CAST //max-cast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Max-Cast-recreation-from-gif-RGB.png November 21, 2016 January 9, 2021

In 2016, the City of Coralville commissioned a life-sized cast bronze sculpture of University of Iowa Coach Hayden Fry. This video documents the process of creating the sculpture, from clay model to its installation atop…

Iowa Off the Beaten Path

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December 5, 2015
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Larger than life: Sculptors build a business in Kalona

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By Steve Gravelle, correspondent Steve Maxon flipped on the light in a cluttered room. “Lincoln’s here,” Maxon said, pointing. “That’s from 2009. Irving Weber’s here — he’s a little beat up. Hayden Fry, he’s…

November 1, 2010
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John Bloom statues placed in DeWitt

John Bloom statues placed in DeWitt https://max-cast.com/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 MAX-CAST MAX-CAST //max-cast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Max-Cast-recreation-from-gif-RGB.png November 1, 2010 January 7, 2021

Quad-City Times | Steven Martens DeWITT, Iowa — After more than five years of planning, two statues depicting a scene from the work of DeWitt native John Bloom were installed Monday along the streets of…

September 3, 2010
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Auction to help Park Inn restoration effort

Auction to help Park Inn restoration effort https://max-cast.com/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 MAX-CAST MAX-CAST //max-cast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Max-Cast-recreation-from-gif-RGB.png September 3, 2010 January 9, 2021

A reproduction of the Richard Bock-designed “Spirit of Mercury” statue will be auctioned to raise money for the Park Inn restoration effort. Steve Maxon of Max-Cast in Kalona reproduced the statues in bronze. “The statue…

June 27, 2010
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History Detectives: Copperhead Cane

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PBS History Detectives Season 8, Episode 2: starting 6:47 features Stephen Maxon, Max-Cast Our contributor inherited a cane topped with a snake, According to family lore, the copperhead cane belonged to our viewer’s great-great…

May 28, 2009
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Meet Max on Iowa PBS

Meet Max on Iowa PBS https://max-cast.com/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 MAX-CAST MAX-CAST //max-cast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Max-Cast-recreation-from-gif-RGB.png May 28, 2009 January 7, 2021

Excerpts from a profile of artist and foundryman Steve Maxon, based in rural Kalona, Iowa. The original piece, “Meet Max,” is one of a series of short documentaries about surprising sides of Iowa, produced by…

July 1, 2008
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Irving Weber Statue Documentary

Irving Weber Statue Documentary https://max-cast.com/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 MAX-CAST MAX-CAST //max-cast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Max-Cast-recreation-from-gif-RGB.png July 1, 2008 January 7, 2021

Weber Days: A documentary about the creation of the Irving B. Weber statue that is on the corner of Iowa Avenue and Linn Street in Downtown Iowa City.