Garnsey
Artist: Elmer E. Garnsey
Title: Richardson Memorial Library Murals
Date: 1915
Medium: Oil on canvas, adhered to walls
Location: Gallery G203, Saint Louis Art Museum
Date of Treatment: Summer 2021
NORTH WALL, LEFT: BEFORE TREATMENT, RIGHT: AFTER TREATMENT
SCAFFOLDING FOR PROJECT
CROSS SECTION ANALYSIS
PHOTO DOCUMENTATION
DIAGRAM OF THE GARNSEY MURALS STRATIGRAPHY
DETAIL OF WALL SURFACE TEXTURE, MADE USING PHOTOGRAMMETRY 3D MODELING
FLAKING PASTIGLIA
CONSOLIDATION OF DELAMINATING CANVAS VIA ADHESIVE INJECTION
FLAKING PAINT ON FIGURAL PORTIONS
HEAT SETTING ADHESIVE WITH AN IRON AND SILICON-RELEASE MYLAR
SOLVENT CLEANING OF WAX COATING
TESTING SOLVENTS FOR CLEANING
AQUEOUS CLEANING WITH PH-BALANCED CITRATE, PH-BALANCED WATER, AND EVOLON CR MICROFILAMENT TEXTILE CUTOUTS
SOLVENT CLEANING OF POLYURETHANE COATING + OVERPAINT, DOME CEILING
AQUEOUS CLEANING WITH PH-BALANCED CITRATE AND WATER
PASTIGLIA RECONSTRUCTION, FILLS
RETOUCHING
FILMING UPDATES ON THE PROJECT WITH INTERNS ALEX CHIPKIN AND LAURA RICHTER LE
Full treatment report available upon request.