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Cynthia Plaster Caster, artist known for rock-star penis sculptures, dies at 74

Cynthia Albritton, who as Cynthia Plaster Caster successfully channeled a teenage desire to lose her virginity to a rock star into a lifelong project creating casts of their erect penises, died on Thursday in her native Chicago after an undisclosed illness, according to a press release. She was 74.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 22, 2022

Cynthia Albritton, aka Cynthia Plaster Caster, superfan famed for making molds of rock stars’ private parts, dead at 74

She got the idea for her plaster casts from her art teacher at the University of Illinois Chicago and made them using Jeltrate dental mold, plaster and water.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2022

Total Immersion: Frank Zappa review – a suitably eclectic day-long tribute

From a film Q&A punctuated by musicians in the audience to barnstorming performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Guildhall students, this was a stunning celebration of his orchestral works

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022