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dieser beitrag wurde verfasst in: englisch (eng/en)

künstler: Georgette Seabrooke Powell

titel: Recreation in Harlem

jahr: 1937

adresse: Harlem Hospital Center, Mural Pavilion (formerly in the nurses' recreation room in the New Nurses Residence Penthouse), 506 Lenox Avenue at 135th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, NY

+: 108-square-foot oil-on-plaster mural. The restoration from 2005 on included: Reinforcement of wall structure; consolidation and infilling of plaster; cleaning and stabilization of paint; division and removal of wall blocks; installation in steel framing system; integration of large areas of paint loss with a consistent sheer color; inpainting of pinpoint loss without attempting to restore mural to its original appearance; inpainting of seams between wall blocks; application of protective coating.