Spring 2023

The sculpture was moved to the conservator’s shop to conserve the body and restore the two rectangular structures that had suffered extensive rust damage. Both boxes were cut away and completely rebuilt using square metal tubing. The interior of the bottom box was painted with a galvanized coating to protect the mild steel construction and two anodes were added to mitigate rust. 

The body was wire brushed by hand on all accessible parts, treated with a rust inhibiting penetrating oil, and all cracked welds were mended. The pedestal on site was cleaned, sanded, and painted.