ALBERT EINSTEIN STATUE

SCULPTOR: Robert Berks

SUBJECT:     Albert Einstein

MEDIUM:      Cast Bronze 

LOCATION:  National Academy of Sciences HQ

                         Constitution and 23rd ST NW-

                        Washington, DC

YEAR DED.:    April 22, 1979

TREATMENT:  Cleaned this sculpture using low pressure water and mild soap.  Hand cleaned all areas and crevices, then sealed with several coats of clear Incralac.  The statue is approximately 5x life size.  The statue depicts Einstein seated in casual repose on a three-step bench of Mount Airy (North Carolina) white granite. The bronze figure weighs approximately 4 tons and is 12 feet in height. The monument is supported by three caissons, totaling 135 tons, sunk in bedrock to a depth of 23 to 25 feet.,[3] It was cast at Modern Art Foundry, Astoria Queens, NY.