It can now be said that the Memorial Union is getting a “total” make over.

The Fountain of the Four Faces in front of the Memorial Union will undergo restoration, under a plan by the University Museum in its Arts on Campus conservation program.

“We have 200 works of art on campus,” said Lynette Pohlman. “When we started the program to conserve the works, we had 16 to fix, now it is down to 13.”

“We will be removing the four maidens and the terra cotta ring,” Pohlman said. “The removal is tentatively scheduled for the end of May.”

“We have to stabilize the piece so that it will not deteriorate any further,” Pohlman said. “There are a lot of mineral deposits — it will be a slow and meticulous process.”

Pohlman also said there were some cracks forming in the figures due to freezing and thawing.

Pohlman added that the conservation project will take from about a year to 18 months, and will cost about $80,000.

Pohlman said the sculpture, made out of Bedford limestone, was created by Christian Petersen, a Danish immigrant.

According to Pohlman, Petersen was a sculptor in residence of ISU from 1934 to 1951, and has 12 major works of art on campus, including “Three Athletes” at the State Gym, “Conversations” at the Oak Elm dorms, and “The Gentle Doctor” at the Veterinary Medicine Bureau, which are all slated for minor conservation work.

“We finished conserving the Dairy Industry murals at the Food Science building,” said Pohlman, “It was Petersen’s first work on campus.”

Two other works have already been conserved on campus. These include: “The Wedding Ring” near MacKay Hall, and the left wing angel at the library.

Pohlman believes they should have the rest of the conservation projects completed by the year 2001.