About: Anna Zagorski

I work in the communications department of the Getty Conservation Institute.

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¡América Tropical! Celebrating a Siqueiros Masterpiece

Asumi on the viewing platform of the América Tropical Interpretive Center.
Asumi on the viewing platform of the América Tropical Interpretive Center.

A few weeks ago, on October 9, the much-anticipated unveiling of the recently conserved mural América Tropical by David Alfaro Siqueiros—one of the great Mexican artists of the 20th century—took place. Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and James Cuno, president… More»

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Conserving Mosaics in the Field: Challenges and Rewards

Mosaic of the Transfiguration in the basilica of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai. Photo: Robert S. Nelson

Update: video of this lecture is available here. Amid the moon-like landscape of the Sinai, the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine has stood unfailing for 17 centuries, unaltered by invasion or conquest. Imagine a place rooted in the ancient world… More»

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