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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. [1] [2 ...
Owner and sculpture conservator Giorgio Gikas has restored numerous monuments in Detroit, including The Spirit of Detroit, The Fist, and the Victory and Progress chariot at the Wayne County Building. Gikas was born in Greece and worked at Roman Bronze Works before moving to Detroit. [13] Foam forms for the statue arrived in Detroit in September ...
City of Detroit [11] General Alexander Macomb: Washington Boulevard at Michigan Avenue: dedicated September 11, 1908: Adolph Alexander Weinman: sculpture: bronze: 9 feet x 44 inches x 42 inches (2.7 m x 1.1 m x 1 m) City of Detroit [12] Gracehoper
Recycle Here! is a recycling center and drop-off facility located at the Lincoln Street Art Park, that opened in 2007. [6]In 2010 the 501c3, Green Living Science, was created by Recycle Here! to extend the work of the recycling center into educational outreach in the Detroit Public Schools and other public programs.
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 .
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The casting of the statue was performed by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company of New York City. [13] Meanwhile, the stonework for the rest of the monument was performed by the Maine & New Hampshire Granite Co. of Portland, Maine. [13] In total, the monument cost $12,000, [14] with the Michigan chapter providing the remaining $5,000 for the ...
The Bonstelle Theatre stands tall on 424 Woodward Ave. in Detroit on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The theater is being restored, along with development of a new 10-story AC Hotel next door..