Sculpture: Bronze Figures

In 1966, Touster left his job at the Cinderella Hat Company to dedicate himself to being an artist full time. That year, he visited the studio of the sculptor Peter Grippe, who inspired him to begin sculpting with softened wax. The majority of 1967 and 1968 were spent at the Modern Art Foundry on Steinway Street in Long Island City, transforming his wax creations first to plaster, and eventually to bronze. From 1966 through 1968 he completed and cast more than 175 pieces, including standing figures, faces, reliefs, and large outdoor sculptures.

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