10/20/2024
KCI recently dry cleaned a triptych of sand paintings by Navajo artist, David Chethlahe Paladin. In preparation, we used a Dino-Lite USB microscope to examine the delicate surfaces and we captured some interesting photomicrographs.
1- 10x photomicrograph of artist’s signature lettering
2- Microscopic examination of artist’s signature
3- 10x image of the edge of one of the panels showing how the artist layered the different colors of sand over the ground layer on Masonite panel
4- Detail photograph of the area showing the image created with the layering in image 3
5- 40x photomicrograph of surface of sand, enlarged
6- 40x photomicrograph of surface of sand
