Chapter 464, 1973 Acts of Assembly, Item 779.2.1:

"Out of the contingency fund of the General Assembly there shall be expended a sum sufficient, estimated at $5,000, for the restoration, by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, of the Houdon statue of George Washington and bust of Marquis de LaFayette."

Pursuant to the above chapter, the Rules Committee directed the Clerk of the Senate to contact Mr. James M. Brown, Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and make the necessary arrangements for work to begin on the cleaning and repairing of the Houdon statue of George Washington and the bust of the Marquis de LaFayette.

On the recommendation of Mr. Brown, Mr. Joseph Ternbach, born in Vienna and a restorer of great renown, 110 - 21 69 Avenue, Forest Hills, New York 11375, was invited to come to Richmond to examine the Houdon statue and bust.

Joseph Ternbach received his Master's Degree in sculpture and art crafts from the School for Art and Crafts in Vienna. He was later appointed expert and appraiser at the courts in Vienna. Since 1939, he has been working as a restorer of sculpture in all media for prominent United States museums.

An agreement was reached and Mr. Ternbach began work in June and completed the project in August, 1973.

The committee feels that the attached treatment report on this restoration should be preserved in our records.

Excerpts from various papers, which are on file in the Senate Clerk's Office, are also included in this report.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Edward E. Willey, Chairman