Cast-Iron Fountains with Zinc Statues
Sculpture Conservator Tom Podnar is mentioned in Carol Grissom’s talk “Toward Better Treatment of Cast-Iron Fountains with Zinc Statues”. Tom is skilled at the traditional and difficult technique of lead-tin soldering which is the most durable repair of zinc.
Carol A. Grissom, Senior Objects Conservator at the Smithsonian Institution spoke at the Fountain Fundamentals Conference, July 2013 in Kansas City, MO. Her talk covers the history of public fountains, conditions, past treatments and current trends.
View the whole talk here and look for Tom at the 17 and the 32 minute mark.
For more information and photographs of Tom’s work on the conservation treatments of zinc sculptures, click here