October 16–17, 2012

Day Two: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
David Alfaro Siqueiros's Monumental Murals

Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute

A group of international speakers presented the many different aspects of conservation, transportation, installation, and presentation associated with some of Siqueiros' most important murals in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Southern California.

Symposium Day One, Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Introduction to Morning Sessions
Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Associate Director, Programs, The Getty Conservation Institute

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La Obra Mural de Siqueiros: Una Política de Rescate Patrimonial por Parte del Estado Mexicano
Gabriela Gil Verenzuela, Director, Centro Nacional de Conservación y Registro del Patrimonio Artístico Mueble - INBA

Moderator
Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Associate Director, Programs, The Getty Conservation Institute



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Observaciones Sobre las Causas del Deterioro en la Obra Mural de David Alfaro Siqueiros
Sergio Montero Alarcón, Conservator

Moderator
Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Associate Director, Programs, The Getty Conservation Institute



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Agonía y Éxtasis del Ejercicio Plástico de David A. Siqueiros
Nestor Barrio, Dean, Instituto de Investigaciones sobre el Patrimonio Cultural, Universidad Nacional de San Martín

Moderator
Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Associate Director, Programs, The Getty Conservation Institute



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Siqueiros y Terremotos, Precursores del Muralismo en Chile
Carolina Ossa Izquierdo, Director, Centro Nacional de Conservación y Restauración, Santiago

Moderator
Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Associate Director, Programs, The Getty Conservation Institute



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Made Public: Siqueiros' Portrait of Mexico Today
Diana C. du Pont, Writer, Curator and Project Director for Siqueiros' Portrait of Mexico Today at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Moderator
Leslie Rainer, Senior Project Specialist, The Getty Conservation Institute



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Note on the Preliminary Investigation of Siqueiros' Mural, Street Meeting
Aneta Zebala, Conservator, Zebala & Partners

Moderator
Leslie Rainer, Senior Project Specialist, The Getty Conservation Institute

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Introduction to the David Alfaro Siqueiros Papers in the Getty Research Institute's Special Collections
Annette Leddy, Senior Special Collections Cataloger, The Getty Research Institute

Moderator
Leslie Rainer, Senior Project Specialist, The Getty Conservation Institute

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Symposium Day One, Tuesday, October 16, 2012