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Equine Sculpture class featured in magazine

By Doug Haberland

Photo Credit Doug Haberland

Fine Arts Connoisseur uses photo of Visiting Artist session with sculptor Ron Zullo.

August 31, 2015

A photo of National Sculpture Society member Rod Zullo working with Christina Aliev ’16 (La Jolla, Calif.) was published in the August issue of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine. Based in Bozeman, Mont., Zullo visited Culver Academies in April to work with the Equine Sculpture classes taught by Jack Williams.

The one-semester course allows students to sculpt a horse in oil-based clay. Culver’s horses serve as models while the students work in the Robert C. Vaughn Stables. (Above) Zullo offers advice to Aliev on proportion and anatomical structure. The students apply the clay to a wire armature, which they construct.

A condensed class is offered during Culver Summer Schools & Camps with the exception that Williams constructs the armatures so Upper Campers can start applying clay the first day.

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By Doug Haberland

Doug Haberland has served as editor of Culver Alumni Magazine since October 1992. As Director of Publications, he manages the editorial staff and the production of various public relations and promotional materials, and other electronic communications used for various constituencies. Doug received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University in social science with a minor in journalism. He had two decades of experience in newspaper and magazine journalism before coming to Culver.