<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2gD299_1H181bZl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2gD299_1H181bZl00" width="780" height="520" ></figure>PENDLETON – Most of the bronze statues on Main Street and the Courting Blue Herons statue on the Pendleton River Parkway are shining like they were new. The Pendleton Arts Commission has made the city’s public art collection a focus of attention this year.Nine bronzes on Main Street received treatment. The statue of Pendleton’s well-known madam, Stella Darby, did not get worked on. That statue is privately owned.Treatments included washing sculptures and bases, removing corrosion deposits, applying protective wax coatings, and buffing the icons. While bronze is relatively resilient, outdoor elements can cause it to oxidize or pit. The wax coating is not invasive and serves to protect the bronze from the elements.The restoration work actually began in April with the city’s oldest bronze – the statue of Sheriff Til Taylor in the park by the same name That was performed by West Coast Art Conservation. That bronze was installed 97 years ago.“If you walk by a bronze statue regularly, you may not realize the corrosion that slowly accumulates,” PAC Chair Stephanie Huffman said. “The before and after photos highlight how incredible Pendleton’s bronzes look after treatment.”More information about the commission’s current projects can be found at www.pendletonor.gov/bc-acPhoto: Before (left) and after (right) photos of the Jackson Sundown statue on Main Street provided by the city of Pendleton.</div></body>

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PENDLETON – Most of the bronze statues on Main Street and the Courting Blue Herons statue on the Pendleton River Parkway are shining like they were new. The Pendleton Arts Commission has made the city’s public art collection a focus of attention this year. Nine bronzes on Main...

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PENDLETON – Most of the bronze statues on Main Street and the Courting Blue Herons statue on the Pendleton River Parkway are shining like they were new. Th

Pendleton spruces up some of its statues

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