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The conservation and restoration of outdoor bronze artworks is an activity dedicated to the preservation, protection, and maintenance of bronze objects and artworks that are on view outside. When applied to cultural heritage this activity is generally undertaken by a conservator-restorer .
Roman Bronze Works, now operated as Roman Bronze Studios, is a bronze foundry in New York City. Established in 1897 by Riccardo Bertelli, it was the first American foundry to specialize in the lost-wax casting method, [ 1 ] and was the country's pre-eminent art foundry during the American Renaissance (ca. 1876–1917).
A brief overview of conservation treatments by material is outlined below, and more thorough discussions are available on the individual conservation pages. Bronze sculptures: For many bronze sculptures and other metal sculptures, treatment includes a reduction buildup from previous protective coatings, removal of corrosion and incrustation, or ...
Scott, D.A. Copper and Bronze in Art - Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation, Los Angeles 2002. Cronyn, J.M. The Elements of Archaeological Conservation, London 1990. Rodgers, B. The Archaeologist Manual for Conservation - A Guide to Non-toxic, Minimal Intervention Artifact Stabilization, New York 2004.
[10] [11] [12] Under the ownership of General Bronze, the Roman Bronze Works produced some of its finest bronze artwork from sculptors like Paul Manship, Rene Chambellan, and Lawrie. [13] [12] [11] The sculpture is in the Art Deco style of Rockefeller Center. The figure of Atlas in the sculpture is 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, while the entire statue ...
The Seagram Building on New York City's Park Avenue remains the "iconic glass box sheathed in bronze, designed by Mies van der Rohe." [ 5 ] To supply the demand for bronze required for the construction, the General Bronze Corporation fabricated 3,200,000 pounds (1,600 tons) at its plant in Garden City, New York . [ 6 ]
Prometheus is a 1934 gilded, cast bronze sculpture by Paul Manship, located above the lower plaza at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. [1]It was created by the Roman Bronze Works, a subsidiary of the General Bronze Corporation in Corona, Queens.
The world's largest bronze sculpture of modern times stood between the Twin Towers on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1972 until the September 11 attacks. The work, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only remaining work of art to be recovered largely intact from the ruins of the collapsed Twin Towers.