In the objects conservation lab this week: we have a beautiful, though heavily tarnished, 19th C silver bowl in the lab being treated before going on display next year.

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

by Cincinnati Art Museum

9/10/2021

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Enjoy these works by or about Hispanic and Latinx artists in the museum’s permanent collection.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Conservation at your fingertips!

by Conservation

9/9/2021

Elizabeth Boott Duveneck , Frank Duveneck , CAMConservation , paintings conservation , cleaning paintings

“Blossoms” has just received its new frame, so look for it to pop up on the wall of our American galleries in the near future.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Tribute to Constance McClure

by Conservation

9/2/2021

Constance McClure , Art Academy of Cincinnati

Visit the Art Academy to see Never a Day Without Drawing, on view from August 23 to September 9, 2021.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Bath Time

by Conservation

8/26/2021

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It’s time for a bath in textile conservation.

The Legend of the Laughing Buddha

by By Lynne Pearson, Curatorial Assistant, East Asian Art

8/25/2021

Laughing Buddha , Seven Lucky Gods , Hotei , East Asian Art , Walter and Vanida Davison , Hou-Mei Sung , Enduring Beauty: East Asian Lacquer , Tsuchiya Gado , prints

Earlier this year, longtime donors Walter and Vanida Davison gifted the Art Museum this beautiful 20th century Japanese painting depicting the Buddhist deity Hotei from their family art collection. Who is Hotei?

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Grime Be Gone

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8/19/2021

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In Objects Conservation: This 19th C carved wooden box is in the lab undergoing conservation before display in an upcoming reinstallation of our South Asian Art Galleries.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Going, going, gone!

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8/11/2021

conservation , paintings conservation , neapolitan , still lifes , CAMConservation , inpainting , hidden_paintings

The large Neapolitan still-life is back — with a new look.

Walter Farmer: Cincinnati's Own "Monuments Man"

by Trisha Brockmeyer & Geoff Edwards

8/6/2021

Paintings , Politics and the Monument’s Men: The Berlin Masterpieces , Monuments Men , Walter Farmer , Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives , Trisha Brockmeyer , Geoff Edwards , archives , Cincinnati history , World War II

Although perhaps best known for his wartime service, a new donation of papers and photographs to the Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives is helping to shed light on Walter Farmer’s life and work beyond the Monuments Men.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Look at the Nancy Rexroth Collection

by Adam Ranz, pre-program conservation intern

8/3/2021

Nancy Rexroth , archives , archival storage , Cassette tape storage

With such a wide array of objects this collection will serve as a spectacular resource for the museum, scholars, and visitors alike.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Meet our Summer Intern!

by Conservation

7/29/2021

CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , behind the scenes , interns , kente , Jane Burch Cochran

This summer, Michelle Leung has the amazing opportunity to intern here in textile conservation, funded through the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Digitally Engaging the Ancient Middle East

by Trudy Gaba, Curatorial Assistant of South Asian Art, Islamic Art, and Antiquities

7/27/2021

ancient Middle East , digital engagement , Persepolis , Middle East galleries , Khirbet et-Tannur

Encouraging a deeper, more layered understanding of select objects from the ancient Middle East galleries, returning winter 2021.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 12th Century Mina’I Ceramic Bowl

by Conservation

7/22/2021

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Catch this newly stabilized object back on display in the Islamic galleries later this year!

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Cut and paste

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7/15/2021

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Our paintings conservator has been working on this very large 17th century Neapolitan still-life.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Magic of Magnets

by Conservation

7/1/2021

CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , hanbok , behind the scenes , magnets , museum mounts

Woman’s folk costume, 1900-1950, Korea, glazed linen; Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Mosher, 1966.1505ab

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 12th–13th Century Water Jar

by Conservation

6/24/2021

ceramics conservation , ceramics , islamic ceramics , Islamic Art , behind the scenes , objects conservation , CAMConservation

This week in objects conservation: Anytime an object is selected for display our objects conservator assesses its condition to determine whether it is stable, or whether it needs conservation treatment before display.

Summertime and the living’s easy

by Cincinnati Art Museum

6/18/2021

permanent collection , summer

The sun is shining and the beach is calling–enjoy these ten artworks from the museum’s permanent collection to get you in the summer spirit.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Another Chance Encounter

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6/16/2021

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This upright trio recently encountered one another in the Paintings/Objects Conservation lab.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Meet Dr. Johnson

by Conservation

6/10/2021

William Doughty , Samuel Johnson , Joshua Reynolds , paper conservation , mezzotint

Early this year the museum was given this portrait of the 17th century English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Look out for LIGHT!

by Conservation

6/3/2021

CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , light sensitivity , fading

The silk binding edge of this art quilt has been badly damaged by prolonged exposure to light which occurred before it came into the museum’s collection.

Celebrate National Pride Month at the Cincinnati Art Museum

by Cincinnati Art Museum

6/3/2021

Pride , LGBTQ+ , permanent collection

Enjoy these works by artists who identify as LGBTQ+ in the museum’s permanent collection.

Share The Love with these FREE Member Appreciation Week Graphics

by Cincinnati Art Museum

6/1/2021

Member Appreciation Week , membership , social media , creativity

We are so grateful for our members, which is why we are celebrating you in our first-ever Member Appreciation Week! We look forward to a whole week of fun events, with in-person and online options, where you can engage in exclusive experiences with our staff.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: More Ceramics!

by Conservation

5/27/2021

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These two ceramic pieces have the same condition issues we see in many ceramic objects conserved in the early to mid 20th C.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: So ‘Egg-citing!’

by Conservation

5/19/2021

CAMConservation , paintings conservation , paintings , X-ray , X-radiography , X-raying_paintings , hidden_paintings

Our painting conservator has been working on this very large 17th century Neapolitan still-life.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: East Asian Artworks

by Conservation

5/13/2021

Asian painting , paper conservation

Our paper conservator and our curator of East Asian art have been examining paintings from storage so we can add information to the curatorial and conservation files.