April 22, 2022

The "Old Glory" portion of the "Go Big Red" exhibition in Sheldon Museum of Art includes an image of the sculpture, a paint can with the official color, a Lincoln Journal story about the study, description about the research, and a detailed spectrometer reading. Pictured: Mark Griep, center, retired Professor of Chemistry, chemistry graduate student Matthew Jamison (left) and Steve Morin, Professor of Materials Chemistry. The three studied the chemical makeup of the red paint used on the Old Glory sculpture, pictured behind them. August 18, 2025. Photo by Liz McCue / University Communication and Marketing.