Millicent fenwick

SUBJECTS: Millicent Fenwick (1910-1992)

SCULPTOR: Dana Toomey

MEDIUM: Bronze

LOCATION:  Bernardsville Train Station
202 Railroad Plaza
Bernardsville, NJ 07924

YEAR DED.: 1995

Life size statue of four (4) term US Congresswomen Millicent Fenwick. This is also the first outdoor statue of a female public figure in New Jersey. The statue was washed using non-ionic detergent.  Surface corrosion was minimized using Biox and soft brass brushes.  An applications of conservator’s hot wax treatment were administered, cooled and buffed.  A cold conservators wax applied and hand buffed.

The Conservation Movie

Before treatment

Millicent Vernon Fenwick (née Hammond; February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician, and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she was renowned for her energy and colorful enthusiasm. She was regarded as a moderate and progressive within her party and was outspoken in favor of civil rights and the women's movement.

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After Treatment

Fenwick - Post Treatment

Fenwick - Post Treatment

Fenwick proper left arm- before treatment-

Fenwick - proper right- post treatment-

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