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U.S. ONE SHEET, PARAMOUNT, LOUISE BROOKS, WALLACE BEERY, RAYMOND HATTON, MORGAN LITHO #41443, 1928, SILENT
Dimensions: 27 2/16 x 41
Materials: Paper mounted to Masa and canvas
Previous conservation materials: Patching paper
Restorative materials: Airbrush paint, colored pencil
Date of examination: 2/12/2010
Description
Style B one sheet with with image of two men wearing feather hats and Louise Brooks in profile, the lower third is a blank area of violet - used for writing in theater information. There is a small spot of stain in the right border. Poster is mounted on 12oz. duck canvas with a Masa paper substrate.
This poster was not conserved or restored by Poster Mountain |
| POSTER MOUNTAIN PROCEDURES:
PHOTOGRAPHY, EXAMINATION ON LIGHT TABLE AND UNDER BLACK LIGHT, DOCUMENTATION AND EVALUATION. SMALL BLOOD STAIN ON RIGHT/ CENTER BORDER WAS REMOVED USING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (75%) AND SODIUM HYPO CHLORIDE. THESE CHEMICALS WERE USED SEPARATELY FOLLOWED BY FINAL COSMETIC TOUCH UP USING WATERCOLOR AND COLORED PENCIL. CREASES IN THE BORDER ON THE LEFT SIDE AND IN THE MARGIN AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WERE HYDRATED WITH METHYL CELLULOSE, BURNISHED AND IRONED. |
| Condition with Previous Interventions/Restoration
Poster is in excellent condition. Light table reveals the poster is all original paper except for a small corner patch at the top right. There is one area of paper thinness at mid-center. The large rectangular violet box has been completely airbrushed, as has the top right corner where there is a small paper replacement. Other restorative efforts are very minor and have been performed with colored pencil. |
