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Anyone can join the march down city streets behind the paper mache Arnold to New London’s Waterfront Park, where the mayor cries, “Remember New London,” and puts a torch to the effigy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

A lyric from that song inspired a paper mache sculpture, “A Love That Should Have Lasted,” that Grant created for a 2008 solo show at L.A.’s Honor Fraser Gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Festive décor was placed around the courtroom, including Halloween banners, spider webs, eyeball balloons, paper mache jack-o-lanterns, candy buckets and not-so-scary cutouts.

From Fox News • Nov. 2, 2021

They are made of materials such as wood, plaster and paper mache.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2021

The shops show big paper mache English walnuts, peanuts and almonds, full of sweetmeats in imitation of the real nuts, which make appropriate consolation prizes.

From Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Pierce, Paul