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2014
Conference paper (published)
Kurt Schwitters’ British sculptures: materials analysis and assessment of stability
The first technical study of Kurt Schwitters’ small sculptures and three-dimensional mixed-media collages known as assemblages, made in the 1940s in Britain, was carried out using low magnification and ultraviolet examination, and x-radiography. Paint and plaster samples were analysed using SEM/EDX, FTIR and examination of cross sections. Some sculptures were...Townsend, Joyce H. ; von Aderkas, Nelly ; Ormsby, Bronwyn ; Sofer, Gates
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2014
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2011
Conference paper (published)
Shot and dropped: the conservation of a Niki de Saint Phalle Shooting Picture
Niki de Saint Phalle’s Shooting Picture is a mixed media work completed when first displayed in Paris in 1961. Spectators shot at the work with the .22 rifle provided, causing the plaster on a mesh support to fracture and release liquid paint held in plastic bags beneath its surface. The...De Bernardis, Sara ; Ormsby, Bronwyn ; Townsend, Joyce H. ; Green, Tim ; Smithen, Patricia
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