Conservator Julia Nagle said on Radio 4's Today programme that she had "every faith" the defaced painting could be restored.

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"FHFA's determination to direct each company to delist does not constitute any reflection on either's current performance or future direction, nor does delisting imply any other findings or determination on the part of FHFA as regulator or conservator, " said FHFA Acting Director Edward J.

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"If you've lost a piece of veneer on an Eames piece, take it to someone who knows the task of veneer, " said Don Menveg, an art conservator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, who worked on the installation of the "California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way" exhibit.

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