Reviving WHAAM! a comparative evaluation of cleaning systems for the conservation treatment of Roy Lichtenstein’s iconic painting

Reviving WHAAM! a comparative evaluation of cleaning systems for the conservation treatment of Roy Lichtenstein’s iconic painting

Abstract Roy Lichtenstein’s Whaam! (1963) is an iconic artwork in Tate’s collection (T00897). Over the past 50 years, the painting has been on almost continuous display and had accrued a layer of deposited soiling, which resulted in the dampening of Lichtenstein’s vibrant colours and the masking of...

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Main Authors: Angelica Bartoletti, Rachel Barker, David Chelazzi, Nicole Bonelli, Piero Baglioni, Judith Lee, Lora V. Angelova, Bronwyn Ormsby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Cleaning
Evaluation
Hydrogel
Emulsifier
Acrylic
Magna
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-0350-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-0350-2

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