Cooper Monument
Object: Monument
Materials: Bronze sculpture, limestone canopy (Tennessee Marble), polished granite columns, granite steps
Sculptor: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Architect: Stanford White
Foundry: Lorne & Aubry
Date: 1894
Dedicated: May 29, 1897
Dimensions:
Canopy – H: 25’ W: 9’ D: 4’
Sculpture – H: 7’ W: 5’10” D: 5’5”
Pedestal – H: 68” W: 70” D: 65”
Granite steps – H: 30” W: 24’ D: 22’ 4”
Location: Cooper Park, Bowery & 7th Street, Manhattan, New York
The conservation treatment included cleaning of stone and bronze elements, stone repairs, bronze reconstructions, selective bronze re-patination, application of protective coatings on bronze