Vivian Maier, the lawsuit | Deanna Isaacs on Culture | Chicago: But according to the complaint filed on Slattery's behalf in Cook County Court last year, when the other 54 photographs were returned to him, in early January 2013, he made an unexpected discovery: they'd all been damaged.
According to the lawsuit, the gallery had "severely damaged all 56 of the Photos by carelessly utilizing incorrect mounting and excessive amounts of hinge glue, which resulted in hinge glue soaking through the Photographs and severely distorting the images thereon." In addition, because of inadequate air conditioning, "the Photographs were exposed to excessive heat," which caused the damage to be "exacerbated."
