Vaquero Returns: Conserving Luis Jiménez’s Monumental Sculpture
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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- 3,073
- Video Title
- Vaquero Returns: Conserving Luis Jiménez’s Monumental Sculpture
- Description
- For more than twenty years, Vaquero, a monumental sculpture by Luis Jiménez, has greeted visitors as they enter the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Art conservator Helen Ingalls describes the challenges of caring for this unique sculpture and reveals the unusual materials the artist used. After undergoing careful restoration the cowboy has returned to its place outside the museum.
- Video Duration
- 2 min 18 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington DC Gallery Place Portrait Lunder Luce Conservation Kogod sculpture statues web series short film museum landmark culture humanities visual arts
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- 2017-06-21T20:04:06.000Z
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- YouTube Videos
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- americanartmuseum
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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- americanartmuseum
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- Education
- Topic
- Art, American
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- yt_2iyjpgeBrno
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