The Municipal Art Society remains dedicated to preserving the Farragut Monument by the esteemed sculptor Augustus Saint- Gaudens, crafted in 1880 and on display at Madison Square Park. Two weeks ago MAS teamed with the Madison Square Park Conservancy to repoint the beautiful bluestone base, while the Conservancy repointed and reset the steps.
MAS, through its Adopt-A-Monument program, generously underwrote, and with the NYC Parks Department and Public Design Commission, supervised the conservation of this magnificent monument in 2003. MAS has annually maintained the sculpture since, keeping this monument in pristine condition in the public realm. Thanks to Wilson Conservation for their skilled hands – restoring the statue in 2003 and cleaning and waxing the bronze figure, stone base and exedra each fall.