Talk on polyester sculptures of De Wain Valentine

International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic
    Works (IIC)
Annual General Meeting Talk, 2014

"The Polyester Sculptures of De Wain Valentine: Process, Intent and
    Conservation Issues"
The Council Room of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
1 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5DB
Tuesday 28, January 2014
7 pm

by Tom Learner, Head of Science at the Getty Conservation Institute

This Talk is open to all, not just members of IIC (the IIC AGM
itself is reserved for members of IIC) so do please join us.

De Wain Valentine is an American minimalist sculptor, born in 1936,
who, often associated with the Light and Space movement in the
1960s, is best known for his translucent glass, fibreglass and cast
polyester resin sculptures that have slick surfaces suggestive of
machine-made objects.

There are several conservation issues associated with the materials
and production of De Wain Valentine's work and Tom Learner's
illustrated talk outlines some of these and expands on the research
and conservation practice that have come out of this.

Graham Voce
Executive Secretary
International Institute for Conservation
of Historic and Artistic Works
3, Birdcage Walk
London SW1H 9JJ UK
+44 20 7799 5500
Fax: +44 20 7799 4961


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