L IVING THE H IGH L IFE WITH THE“CORPORATE GODDESSES”:
C A I T L I N S M I T H | C O N S E RVATO R & P R O J E C T M A N AG E R | C O N S E RVAT I O N S O LU T I O N S , I N C .
AP T K A N S A S C I T Y 2015 | N OV E M B E R 2015 | K A N S A S C I T Y, MO
MODERN F I B ERGLASS S CULPTURE H I GH WORK
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Client: CA-580 California Street Limited Partnership, by and through its agent
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
Location: 580 California St., San Francisco, CA
Team: Conservation Firm, Client’s Rigger, High Access Firm
Goal: Through the treatment of one (1) statue, to determine the treatment
protocol for the remaining eleven (11) statues
580 California Street, by Architects Philip Johnson/John Burgee
(Source: Hines, http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=333)
Rigger & High Access Consultant
View of San Francico Skyline from Work Site (above) & Conservator at Work (below)
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Goddesses at 580 California Street , ca. 1993, eight years after their installation (Source: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Building: 580 California, San Francisco, CA
Date Completed: 1985
Height: 351 ft.; 23 stories
Architect: Philip Johnson & John Burgee
Sculptor: Muriel (Julia Brunner) Castanis
The architects wanted a “whimsical flourish” for the building. When they
petitioned the San Francisco’s 12-member Planning Commission with drawings
of the planned works, they “stirred up a storm of public kibitzing and fuss.”
After they were approved by the Commission, Johnson stated that the faceless
forms "were something of a jab at the very 12 board members who posed
such an obstacle to the realization of his vision.”
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Arthur Mones (American, 1919-1998). Muriel Castanis, 1988.Gelatin silver photograph, image: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x26.7 cm); Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wayne and Stephanie Monesat the request of their father, Arthur Mones., 2000.89.89. © Estateof Arthur Mones
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Ideals, bronze sculpture, ca. 1993, in Portland, OR (Source: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum)
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Muriel Castanis gallery installation, April 12 - May 24, 2003(Source: OK Harris Works of Art, http://www.okharris.com/artists/castanis/instalv03.htm)
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FRP structure of Goddess
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Fiber-reinforced polyester (FRP) structure of Goddess
Example of fiberglass sheet applied to sculpture (left & below) (Source: Stan Winston, https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/make-a-rod-puppet-monster#)
L I V I N G T H E H I G H L I F E W I T H T H E “ C O R P O R A T E G O D D E S S E S ” :
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Site Specific Challenges: Location, Climate, Access, Staffing, Equipment, Working in Occupied Spaces
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Site Specific Challenges: Location, Climate, Access, Staffing, Equipment, Working in Occupied Spaces
L I V I N G T H E H I G H L I F E W I T H T H E “ C O R P O R A T E G O D D E S S E S ” :
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Site Specific Challenges: Location, Climate, Access, Staffing, Equipment, Working in Occupied Spaces
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Suspended scaffolding system for high-rise window cleaning: four-wire motorized roof car (BMU or Building Maintenance Unit) that runs on a track (High Roof driveway) along the edge of the roofline.
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Suspended scaffolding system for high-rise window cleaning: four-wire motorized roof car (BMU or Building Maintenance Unit) that runs on a track (High Roof driveway) along the edge of the roofline.
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Workers on the suspended platform, wearing full body harness and shock absorbing safety lanyard attached to a horizontal life line (dog line).
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Typical Conditions: Chalking & Delaminating/Flaking, Biological Growth, Dir t Accumulation, Lichen Colonies, Microfissures & Cracks, Rusting Ferrous Inclusions, Corrosion of the Aluminum Pedestal , Missing Metal Fasteners, and the addition of Sealant
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Typical Conditions: Chalking & Delaminating/Flaking, Biological Growth, Dir t Accumulation, Lichen Colonies, Microfissures & Cracks, Rusting Ferrous Inclusions, Corrosion of the Aluminum Pedestal , Missing Metal Fasteners, and the addition of Sealant
L I V I N G T H E H I G H L I F E W I T H T H E “ C O R P O R A T E G O D D E S S E S ” :
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|APT KANSAS CITY 2015|NOVEMBER 2015
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TESTED TREATMENTS
Cleaning
Removal of deteriorated/loose paint
Re-adhering delaminating layers
FRP repair
Caulk removal
Aluminum cleaning/corrosion treatment
Repainting
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L I V I N G T H E H I G H L I F E W I T H T H E “ C O R P O R A T E G O D D E S S E S ” :
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L I V I N G T H E H I G H L I F E W I T H T H E “ C O R P O R A T E G O D D E S S E S ” :
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L I V I N G T H E H I G H L I F E W I T H T H E “ C O R P O R A T E G O D D E S S E S ” :
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L I V I N G T H E H I G H L I F E W I T H T H E “ C O R P O R A T E G O D D E S S E S ” :
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PAINT SYSTEM FOR F IBERGLASS & ALUMINUM:
Primer: Self-cross-linking, single-component, rust inhibitive, acrylic primer
Topcoat: Protective & Marine Coating, ambient cured, single component acrylic coating that is chemical resistant, moisture resistant, early rust
resistant, corrosion resistant and possesses good color and gloss retention
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L E S S O N S L E A R N E D :
Additional Access
Options
Investment in High
Access Training
Unusual Weather
Constraints
Equipment &
Material
Modifications
Site Protection
Pedestrian Protection
C O N T E M P O R A RY
C H A L L E N G E S :
Unusual Settings
Site Specific
Equipment
Period Specific
Materials & their
Artistic Application
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