Shepard Hall Grotesque Repair
Replication of Damaged Grotesques at Shepard Hall is Nearing Completion The restoration and replacement of the last 46 sculptures on the exterior of Shepard Hall, City College of New York, is included in the tenth and final Exterior Reconstruction project designed by Elemental Architecture. The grotesques plus numerous florets and other decorative sculptures are the final set of pieces in the more than 3,000 distinct sculptures that required replication as part of the 72,000 pieces that have been fabricated over the past twenty-five years. Image #1 shows thirteen of the restored grotesques. These will be mated with the proper molding profiles and then production molds will be created. Images #2 and #3 show grotesques that required minor repairs; edges of the headdress, nose and finger tips. The top of the head, nose, shoulder and knee of the grotesque in Image #4 needed full reconstruction. Image #5 shows the partially completed replacement of a foot that had been completely missing. The exterior reconstruction of Shepard Hall is a project of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and the City University of New York. The replacement castings for this phase are being produced by GFRC Cladding Systems and sculptor Dan Brook. The contractor is Admiral Construction.
