Laura facey cooper biography

Just over a week ago, the Redemption Song monument in Emancipation Park was painted with marine paint. This was set in motion by an attempt to resolve the issues of calcium build-up on the fingers of the bronze sculptures and on the walls of the surrounding water pool.

This is a terrible mistake, and I feel very distressed.

There is something to be learned for each of us who were involved in this mistake. For me, I should have been more careful about who I recommended for removing calcium. For the National Housing Trust (NHT), they need to learn that the artist should be consulted at every step of the way while caring for the monument. They also need to use methods of tending to the bronzes that are in line with the best practices used in art conservation internationally.

Conservation is a highly specialised field. For instance, a conservator who is qualified and competent in paper conservation would not necessarily be qualified or competent for bronze conservation.

In the past, the NHT has defended Redemption Song th

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