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Brucemore Seeks Conservator for Grant Wood Porch

December 5th, 2012

Brucemore is soliciting proposals from firms interested in providing the research, testing, and conservation services required for the conservation of the Grant Wood Porch at Brucemore (pictured below), a National Trust Historic Site.

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The project will include the research of historic materials used by famed artist Grant Wood, the identification of materials, the testing of proposed cleaning and conservation treatments, the creation of a treatment plan, and the implementation of an approved treatment plan.

The RFP is available for download on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s website