Caption: Map of UIUC (2001) (Allerton)
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CULTURAL LANDSCAPE TREATMENT PLAN ROBERT ALLERTON PARK, MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS Today Allerton Park contains a range of sculptures, ranging from nationally renowned works of art to reproductions of dubious quality. Many of these pieces are fragile and are suffering from environmental issues (pollution, insects, plant droppings) as well as visitor impacts. Preserving the often-fragile sculpture collection has been an ongoing challenge for the University. 2001 – The Japanese Guardian Fish at the Sunken Garden illustrate the difficulty of preserving fragile works of art in a wooded setting. They have lost their gilding and are threatened by overhanging trees. The most comprehensive inventory of artwork at Allerton Park was undertaken by Muriel Scheinman in 1981 as part of a doctoral thesis on art collecting at the University of Illinois. Scheinman provides a brief description of each of the pieces and an overview of the collection as a whole. More recently, evaluations and treatment reports have been sought for individual pieces or small groups of sculptures. These documents contain specific treatment recommendations that should guide the preservation and ongoing care of specific pieces. II-13
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