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The Spirit of Detroit is a monument with a large bronze statue created by Marshall Fredericks and located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Cast in Oslo, Norway, the 26-foot (7.9 m), 9-ton sculpture sits on a 60-ton marble base; it was the largest cast bronze statue since the Renaissance .
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 .
The Lincoln Street Art Park is a sculpture garden and outdoor art gallery located in the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The Lincoln Street Art Park includes murals, street art, site-specific installations made from salvaged materials, and a stage. It is behind the Recycle Here! drop-off facility, and parts of the park ...
Hatch Art [14] Hazen Stuart Pingree: southwest of Woodward Avenue and East Adams Avenue: 1903, dedicated May 30, 1904: Rudolf Schwartz: bronze: stainless steel: 10 1/2 x 6 x 6 feet (3.2 x 1.8 x 1.8 m) City of Detroit [15] Heidelberg Project
The "DCLEATED" art exhibit will display 20 massive football cleats covered in murals by local artists through the City Walls program. Sculptures will be on display across downtown Detroit ...
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 ...
The old Detroit Museum of Art building opened in 1888 at 704 E. Jefferson Avenue (it was finally demolished in 1960). The Detroit Museum of Art board of trustees changed the name to the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1919 and a committee began raising funds to build a new location with Scripps still at the helm.
The Heidelberg Project, Tyree Guyton's wild and whimsical setup in the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood, has a new executive director and new future plans. Detroit's iconic Heidelberg Project sets new ...