The University of Texas at Austin
10/01/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/01/2025 09:48
Handcrafted Restoration Brings Shine Back to the Tower
Each spandrel is approximately two and a half days' work for Morris. The multi-step process concludes with delicate gold leaf being applied to each letter.
"Not only is the work important to me, but the history behind it is important, as well. I'm restoring them to how they were done in 1937, and they're going to last a really long time," Morris added.
For more on the University's once-in-a-lifetime venture to restore, revitalize and reimagine the Tower, visit tower.utexas.edu.
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