Kinsey Institute Announces Cynthia Plaster Caster Collection

The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University has acquired the collection of Cynthia Albritton, known as Cynthia Plaster Caster, famous for creating plaster casts of musicians' erect penises and later, female musicians' breasts. Her work includes casts of Jimi Hendrix, Pete Shelley, and Karen O. The collection features over 70 molds, diaries, drawings, and music memorabilia, offering insight into her artistic process and life in the rock and roll scene.

Following her death in 2022, her friends ensured her collection found a permanent home at the Kinsey Institute, where it will be preserved and studied. The acquisition was supported by a gift from Desert Harvest to process and digitize the collection. > Read More

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On April 8, 1947, Dr. Alfred Kinsey and his research team incorporated as the Institute for Sex Research. ISR had two primary goals: to continue the team's research on human sexual behavior; and to administer research resources, including research materials, a library, case histories, and other related materials. 

In 1981, 25 years after Dr. Kinsey's death, the Institute for Sex Research was renamed The Kinsey Institute for Sex Research.

The Kinsey Institute Collections encompass print materials, film and video, fine art, artifacts, photography, and archives. The Institute has collected publications, objects, art, and data from six continents. Its holding span more than 2,000 years of human history, and run the gamut of technologies—from ink on paper, to microforms and CD-ROMs.

Stanhope Collection,The Kinsey Institute for Research in Gender, Sex and Reproduction