St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Manhattan (New York, NY 10022-4613)
Jared Robert Stahler (Project Director: December 2017 to July 2023)
PF-260791-18
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
Preservation and Access
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Totals:
$350,000 (approved)
$350,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
10/1/2018 – 9/30/2020
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Nevelson Chapel Environmental Systems Replacement
Installation of a dedicated environmental
control system and LED lighting in Louis Nevelson’s 28-seat Chapel of the
Good Shepherd in Saint Peter’s Church in New York City.
Saint Peter’s Church is
undertaking a $2.1M conservation project of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd by Louise Nevelson (1899-1988). The
sculptures are housed in Midtown Manhattan within “Citigroup Center”, a
pioneering corporate/religious/public complex build in the 1970s. During her
lifespan Nevelson was a cultural icon addressing complex dynamics of social
change: feminism, mid-century urban abandonment and later revival,
commercialization, and a search for meaning in a post-War age. Nevelson earned
the National Medal of Arts in 1985. She was known as "the grande dame of
contemporary sculpture" and "one of the most imaginative and original
sculptors on the American scene." As today’s art historians reexamine the
modern era’s lost greats, they continue to find her exemplary. Preventive
conservation for this public installation requires localized equipment, and
changes to lighting, safety, and security to meet conservation goals and
enhance environmentally-sustainable practices.
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