Woodlawn Conservancy Inc

CATALOG DEVELOPMENT FOR STAINED GLASS MAUSOLEUM WINDOWS AT THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY [THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY (EST. 1863), A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK LOCATED IN BRONX, NEW YORK, IS THE STEWARD OF THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF FREE-STANDING FAMILY MAUSOLEUMS IN AMERICA. CONTAINED WITHIN THESE STRUCTURES, WHICH WERE BUILT IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, ARE 1200 STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS, THE MAJORITY CREATED BY FORGOTTEN ARTISANS. A PROJECT TEAM OF CONSERVATORS, ART HISTORIANS, AND RESEARCH HISTORIANS WILL WORK WITH THE WOODLAWN CONSERVANCY TO CONDUCT THE REQUIRED RESEARCH AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY THE MAKERS OF THE WINDOWS. A SURVEY OF THESE ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTING THE CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTIONS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PROJECT TEAM FROM 2019-2025. THE IMAGES AND RESEARCH MATERIALS WILL BE USED TO PRODUCE A CATALOG THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE ORGANIZATION?S WEBSITE. TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION, INTERPRETATION, AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICAN STAINED GLASS.]

THE WOODLAWN CONSERVANCY WILL CONSERVE FIVE WORKS OF MEMORIAL ART DECORATING LATE 19TH CENTURY TOMBS LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF WOODLAWN CEMETERY. THE SELECTED MOSAICS, MADE OF TILE AND GLASS, WERE CREATED BY ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS SUCH AS GIOVANNI MOROSINI, TIFFANY STUDIOS, MCKIM MEAD & WHITE ARCHITECTS, AND THE GUASTAVINO COMPANY. AN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATOR WILL SUPERVISE AND COORDINATE THE PROJECT WITH A TEAM OF GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAMS AND APPRENTICES FROM WOODLAWN'S BRIDGE TO CRAFTS CAREERS PROGRAM. ESTABLISHED IN 2015, THIS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE WORLD MONUMENTS FUND, THROUGH WHICH UNDERSERVED YOUTH (18-24) ARE TRAINED FOR CAREERS IN MASONRY RESTORATION. THE TEAM WILL ADDRESS MISSING TILES, DELAMINATION OF PANELS, AND THE REMOVAL OF EFFLORESCENCE FROM CERAMIC AND GLASS SURFACES.

THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY EXTREME WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN