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6/16/2021

paintings conservation , paintings , CAMConservation , Ralston Crawford , John Henry Twachtman , Twatchman

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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5/27/2021

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

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

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.

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.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

5/7/2021

Asian Art , Asian American Pacific Islander Art , Rookwood Pottery Company , Nam June Paik , Bukang Kim , Kitaro Shirayamadani

Enjoy these works by artists who identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander in the museum’s permanent collection.

by Conservation

5/6/2021

CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , Fashion Arts & Textiles , Sybil Connelly , dress

This dress is up for consideration to get into a different kind of exclusive party: the museum’s Fashion and Textiles Collection.

by Conservation

4/29/2021

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

This week we have a 16th C mug decorated with ships, seas, and animals.

by Conservation

4/22/2021

Elizabeth Boott Duveneck , Frank Duveneck , Frank Duveneck: American Master , CAMConservation , paintings , paintings conservation

These blossoms are being conserved just in time for spring.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

4/16/2021

Charity Navigator , Top Rating , Financial Health , Accountability , Transparency , Institute for Museum and Library Service , CityBeat's Best of Cincinnati , Cincy Chic Guide , Share Your Story

Charity Navigator gives its highest rating for the sixth consecutive year.

by Conservation

4/15/2021

Thom Shaw , Phillip O. Smith , paper conservation

This print came to the paper lab because the original framing method had encouraged distortions to form across the top of the paper.

by Conservation

4/8/2021

CAMConservation , conservation , textiles , textileconservation , Elizabeth Hawes , behind the scenes

Precision dyeing and color-matching is an important part of textile conservation and this week, we have a dyed-to-match success to report for this silk Argentine flag from the Elizabeth Hawes Flag Dress.

by Nathaniel M. Stein, Ph.D.

4/5/2021

IOWA , Nancy Rexroth , photography , Appalachia , Light on IOWA , Ann Segal

IOWA was the kind of book that changed the way photography lovers could imagine the expressive possibilities of the medium. It stuck with people.

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4/1/2021

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

This week we have an 18thC Islamic ceramic vessel with beautiful underglaze decoration.

by By Dr. Hou-mei Sung

3/29/2021

Utagawa Kōshū , 歌川珖舟 , Japanese Spring Festivals , East Asian Art , Hanging Scroll

Doll-like figures celebrate major Japanese spring festivals in this breathtaking 19th century masterpiece.

by Ainsley M. Cameron, PhD, Curator of South Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

3/25/2021

Women's History Month , Anila Agha , permanent collection

We recently chatted with female artist Anila Quayyum Agha in celebration of Women’s History Month–commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in history.

by Conservation

3/25/2021

#CAMConservation , #Paintings_Conservation , X-raying_paintings , X-ray , X-radiography , hid , #hidden_paintings

Our paintings conservator is examining this very large still-life in preparation for cleaning it.

by Conservation

3/18/2021

Albrecht Dürer , Frist Art Museum , Nashville , Tennessee

Over the winter, Albrecht Dürer: The Age of Reformation and Renaissance, organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum and shown here in the winter of 2017-2018, travelled to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

by Conservation

3/11/2021

behind the scenes , CAMConservation , conservation , textileconservation , Laura H. Turpin , Dollyver , doll , doll clothes

Conservation of the 24 “Dollyver” family member is finally complete!

by Cincinnati Art Museum

3/4/2021

women breaking boundaries , Women's History Month , permanent collection , Georgia O’Keeffe , Mary Cassatt , Elizabeth Nourse , Elizabeth Catlett , Jeanne Lanvin , Chiyo Mitsuhisa , Nancy Rexroth

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

by Conservation

3/4/2021

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

This week in objects conservation: this 16th century Iznik plate is in the lab receiving treatment.

by Conservation

2/25/2021

paintings conservation , CAMConservation , Frank Duveneck , Frank Duveneck: American Master , Edmund Tarbell

Our paintings conservator has started to clean the varnish from this painting by Edmund Tarbell.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

2/23/2021

In 2016, special exhibition 30 Americans brought the work of 30 preeminent Black artists to the Cincinnati Art Museum.

by Jared Marsh

2/18/2021

green team , go green , Green Committee

Over the summer I had the privilege of working as the Pollution Prevention Intern at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

by Conservation

2/11/2021

CAMConservation , 1950s Shoes , 1950s Fashion , 1950s , Historical Shoes , Heels Addict , Stepping in Style , CAMsole , behind the scenes , textiles , textileconservation

22 pairs of women’s shoes from the 1950s are being prepared for an appearance in the galleries.

by Emily Bauman, Curatorial Assistant for Photography & Film Programmer for Moving Images

2/10/2021

photography , Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives , Germaine Krull , modern art , permanent collection

Krull’s groundbreaking modernist work now resides in the Photography Collection at the museum.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

2/5/2021

Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… , Hank Willis Thomas , Robert S. Duncanson , “Something Over Something Else”: Romare Bearden’s Profile Series , Romare Bearden , Black & Brown Faces

Join the Cincinnati Art Museum in celebrating Black History Month by learning more about Black artists in the permanent collection, the contemporary landscape, and the Cincinnati community.