Preserving Art
Oswin Welles memorial restored by Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation in 2006.
It is estimated that Cedar Hill Cemetery has more than $2 billion worth of memorial artworks. Some of Cedar Hill’s most noted artists and sculptors of memorial artworks include James Batterson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Richard Upjohn, George Keller and Louis Potter.
To preserve and protect this extensive and significant art collection, Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation raises the necessary funds to preserve and restore the historic memorial artworks that no longer have family members to care for them.
In 2002, Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation restored Dr. Horace Wells’ memorial on Section 4 and in 2006 restored Oswin Welles’ memorial on Section 1. In 2008, the Foundation completed Phase I of Samuel and Elizabeth Colt’s memorial restoration. Currently, the Foundation is committed to raising the necessary funds to complete the restoration of the Colt memorial atop Section 2 – a project estimated to cost $70,000.
