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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…

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…

June 27, 2010
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History Detectives: Copperhead Cane

History Detectives: Copperhead Cane 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 June 27, 2010 January 7, 2021

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

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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.

December 9, 2007
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Jeffrey Rinderknecht creates mold for statue

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Jeffrey Rinderknecht of Iowa City is shown smoothing out imperfections at Max-Cast in Kalona. The fine art foundry casts art pieces and statues in iron, bronze and aluminum. Video taken December 9, 2007, by Cedar…