Talk:Helen Frankenthaler

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Her painting The Bay was damaged after a 12-year-old boy stuck a piece of gum to it. Is this noteworthy?

[edit] The Boy who put the gum on the painting

A 12-year-old boy on a school field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts stuck a wad of gum on a painting. Helen Frankenthaler's 1963 painting, titled "The Bay," is apparently valued at $1.5 million. The gum was removed but left a stain. The boy has been suspended from school. Image seen here is the painting, not the gum. From the Associated Press: The museum's conservation department is researching the chemicals in the gum to decide which solvent to use to clean it. The museum hopes to make the repair in two weeks and will keep "The Bay" on display in the meantime, (curator Becky Hart) said.

"Our expectation is that the painting is going to be fine," Hart said. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.43.176.240 (talk) 20:03, 8 May 2007 (UTC).