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

dc.contributor.authorBartoletti, Angelica
dc.contributor.authorBarker, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorChelazzi, David
dc.contributor.authorBonelli, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorBaglioni, Piero
dc.contributor.authorLee, Judith
dc.contributor.authorAngelova, Lora V.
dc.contributor.authorOrmsby, Bronwyn
dc.contributor.institutionDCR - Departamento de Conservação e Restauro
dc.contributor.pblSpringerOpen
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-15T22:21:25Z
dc.date.available2021-06-15T22:21:25Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-31
dc.description
dc.description.abstractRoy 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 numerous subtleties across the painting surface. This paper outlines the design and execution of an optimal soiling removal strategy for this challenging work; utilising collaborative, practice-based research. The conservation treatment employed was derived through an iterative process that reflected and supported the conservation decision-making process. The research strands included: technical and art historical investigations to determine the materials and construction of Whaam! and to define the aims of the conservation treatment; preparation of accelerated aged and artificially soiled test (mock-up) paint samples based on contemporary equivalent materials and a comparative evaluation of a range of established and novel soil-removal systems, followed by further tailoring for use on the work of art. The range of cleaning systems evaluated included free-solvents, gels and emulsifiers; which were documented using star diagrams, digital microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. After a rigorous process of assessment and refinement, the strategy taken forward to Whaam! included the use of a polyvinyl alcohol-based polymeric hydrogel (Nanorestore Gel® Peggy 6), uploaded with tailored aqueous solutions. This process facilitated a low risk, controlled and even-removal of the soiling layer, enabling the successful treatment of this sensitive painting for the first time in the painting’s history.en
dc.description.versionpublishersversion
dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent18843485
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40494-020-0350-2
dc.identifier.issn2050-7445
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 31969264
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: fa3b4450-1c03-46e4-9861-8fb4fe40df60
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85078828715
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000511481000001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/119323
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85078828715
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/646063/EU
dc.relationNANOmaterials for the REStoration of works of ART
dc.subjectAcrylic
dc.subjectCleaning
dc.subjectEmulsifier
dc.subjectEvaluation
dc.subjectHydrogel
dc.subjectLichtenstein
dc.subjectMagna
dc.subjectNanorestore
dc.subjectOil
dc.subjectPeggy
dc.subjectWhaam!
dc.subjectConservation
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.titleReviving WHAAM! a comparative evaluation of cleaning systems for the conservation treatment of Roy Lichtenstein’s iconic paintingen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.issue1
degois.publication.titleHeritage Science
degois.publication.volume8
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardNumber646063
oaire.awardTitleNANOmaterials for the REStoration of works of ART
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/646063/EU
oaire.fundingStreamH2020
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
rcaap.rightsopenAccess
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