Robert Indiana. Numbers 0-9. October 1, 2019 installation at Wilkeson Pointe in Buffalo, NY.
Before Treatment
Numbers 1, 3, 6, 9, were unpacked revealing residue/dust layers that are prints of the packing blankets used during transportation. This layer created a resist and the corrosion crust formation was limited in areas where the packing blankets left a print.
Before Treatment.
Evidence of climbing and handling.
Before Treatment
Bird guano on surface near the top of the sculpture.
Before Treatment
Coating removal.
Immersion rated epoxy zinc primer: PPG Amercoat 68 HS
Immersion rated epoxy primer: PPG Amerlock 2
Filler: PPG Amercoat 114-A
Top coat: Calder Foundation Approved “Calder Black”
Before coating removal.
Application of zinc primer.
Before Treatment, Front
After Treatment, Front
Before Treatment, Back
After Treatment, Back
Before Treatment
After Treatment (image quality due to scanned image)
Chryssa. The Gates to Time Square. 1966.
In the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Museum.
Materials: Welded Stainless Steal, Neon, Plexiglas, Paper
Howard Seaman Guideboat.
Gilberto Zorio. Stella Di Terracotta. 1987
Materials: Terracotta and Painted Wood
Before Treatment, Front
After Treatment, Front
Before Treatment, Front.
X-radiograph showing an underpainting of a singular, large tree on a hill.