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In our second episode of Conservation Stories, Lee Ann Daffner, MoMA's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Conservator, explores the delicate chemistry of removing tarnish from early photographic images. “There is a real art and science to cleaning,” Daffner explains. “Not only do you have to know the systems, materials and types of deterioration, but you also have to know when to stop.”
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