Surface dirt, discolored varnish, staining, surface accretions, and embedded dirt in the structure of the paint were removed and took nearly 90 hours for conservators to complete.

The purpose of this contract was to perform emergency temporary reattachment of the delaminating, torn or falling painted canvas so that it is not further damaged until critical emergency repairs can be made to eliminate the water infiltration above the ceiling. As an integral part of this contract, each damaged area of the ceiling was professionally examined to ascertain the current extent of damage.

The surfaces of all three paintings are very dirty, and the paint layers have fine black soot embedded into their surface.

Hartmann Conservation was contacted to remove this left triptych mural at the Yorktowne Hotel as an emergency due to the sudden realization that the nearby 12 story stair tower was slated to be demolished in two weeks.