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TITLE: Somerset-Farm Scene ARTIST: Alexander J. Kostellow MEDIUM: oil on canvas DATE: 1941 DIMENSIONS: 7' x 12'

LOCATION: Somerset, Pennsylvania Post Office

Left: cleaning detail. Right: cleaning detail.

Left: cleaning detail. Right: cleaning detail.

Left: Pre-treatment detail. The mural was coated with discolored varnish, dirt and overpaint. Center: During treatment detail. The varnish and dirt cleaned from the surface, leaving the mismatched overpaint. Right After cleaning detail with overpaint removed.

Before conservation.

After conservation.

 

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