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  1. Dec 12, 2021 · Sculptor, Carolyn Palmer speaking at Sinatra.

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    • Wright Brothers, FDR, The Pope
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    Palmer’s most recent work is a life-sized bronze statue of Frank Sinatra which was unveiled on Dec. 12, 2021 – on what would have been his 106th birthday – in the singer's hometown of Hoboken, New Jersey. Ol’ Blue Eyes is depicted casually leaning against a lamp post (which Palmer built), smiling and tipping his hat. She made the lamp post hollow s...

    Even as a child, Palmer had an artist’s view of the world. “When I was on the beach, I always sculpted people in the sand,” she recalled. “Strangers walking by always made a big deal about them.” But the sculptor’s career path took a detour early on, when she chose to study the sciences. She considered going into the field of medicine: “Maybe medic...

    Working out of a studio in Saddle River, New Jersey, Palmer uses different media to sculpt her original models. To create her bronzes, she uses the 6,000-year-old "lost wax bronze process." She begins by sculpting with malleable French clays to create her figures, then she makes a mold. Next, a duplicate hollow wax figure is made from the mold. The...

    How does Palmer prepare to create each work of art? “I always say it’s like an actress taking on a role in a movie,” she explained. “I study them. For the Lucy statue, I played all of Lucy’s funny videos, got to know her. … For Frank Sinatra, I played his songs, watched his movies. I’d stop a scene, get the frame enlarged. I had their photos all ov...

    Palmer is currently working on a sculpture of the late poet and author Maya Angelou. “I’m passionate about bringing forth the essence of someone that people can actually feel in the presence of the sculpture,” Palmer said. She also has in the works more commissions that, for now, are “under wraps” until details are firmed up. The best compliment Pa...

    Carolyn Palmer is a Chester native who creates statues and busts of celebrities, dignitaries and historical figures. She recently unveiled a bronze statue of Frank Sinatra in Hoboken and has works in museums and public venues across the U.S.

  2. Dec 20, 2018 · Their creator is Carolyn D. Palmer, a Chester native and a graduate of John S. Burke Catholic High School in Goshen. She's now a famous sculptor with many commissions, and the four popes, ensconced eight feet high at the historic New York City church, are her most recent installation.

  3. Carolyn D. Palmer is an internationally recognized sculptor whose passion is creating larger than life-size bronze busts and figures, many of which are displayed in prominent museums and public venues as well as in various private collections.

  4. Carolyn Palmer, Creator of Non-scary Lucy. The artist who earned national acclaim for her life-like sculpture of comedienne Lucille Ball was encouraged by Nazareth professors to pursue her talent for sculpture, but first she painted portraits for nearly 20 years.

  5. Nov 12, 2016 · Carolyn Palmer is a master sculptor who creates bronze and marble portraits of famous and living figures. Learn how she captures the light, shadow and spirit of her subjects, such as Lucille Ball, Pope Francis and the Roosevelts.

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  7. Carolyn D Palmer is an internationally recognized sculptor whose passion is creating larger than life-size bronze busts and figures, many of which are displayed in prominent museums and public venues as well as in various private collections.

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