18571
Accession Number
5618
Author
Zycherman, Lynda A.; Veloz, Nicolas F., Jr
Title Of Article Chaper
Conservation of a monumental outdoor bronze sculpture: Theodore Roosevelt by Paul Manship
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
24-33
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A conservation program for a 15-year old monumental bronze sculpture whose state of preservation was satisfactory, but whose visual appearance was poor, first involved solvent removal of a thick coat of pigmented wax. Graffiti were patinated. The metal was protected from corrosion by the application of benzotriazole and two coats of wax. Examination after one year showed that the bronze was stable; the statue was rewaxed.
Keywords
Sculpture, bronze; Sculpture, bronze conservation; Sculpture, bronze restoration; Sculpture, open-air; Bronze, open-air exposure; Bronze, corrosion inhibitor; Bronze, cleaning; Bronze, protection coating; Vandalism, graffiti -- ICCROM
pub_id
18571