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Art Conservation Cleaning of Artwork With Saliva Wins Chemistry Harvard’s Ig Nobel Prize

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Scott M. Haskins

Painting restoration and cleaning artwork is the subject of what we suspect is humor from Harvard. The award was reported in “Chemistry World” which has been given out since 1991 called the “Ig® Nobel Prize”, “For achievements that first make people … Continue reading →

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Maynard Dixon Painting Restoration, Art Conservation

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Scott M. Haskins

Recently, a wonderful cowboy painting by Maynard Dixon was rediscovered after being hid away from the public for the last 110 years. It was found by super sluth art dealer Steven Stern Fine Arts. Here is a quick 2min. video … Continue reading →

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Antique Oil Painting of Old Time Circus Requires Tricks for Cleaning

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Scott M. Haskins

  I want to show this picture partly because its a very interesting painting and partly because you might enjoy hearing about kind of a strange way of cleaning a painting. Cleaning is part of the art conservation/restoration process but … Continue reading →

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