Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Removing Tarnish from Two Art Deco Lamps
7/11/2024
This pair of art deco lamps, designed by Joseph Urban, was last on view in 2022 as part of the exhibition Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Getting technical with textiles! What’s “selvage”?
11/16/2023
We’ve got it all! All the width of this 1920s embroidered voile (fine soft sheer fabric), that is.
A Room with Legs
9/26/2022
Conceived to give the room “legs,” this digital experience allows the public to access the room and its related themes beyond the run of the special exhibition Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: From the Lab to the Gallery
7/14/2022
These prints from the museum’s Mary R. Schiff Library are as much a contrast to the old master prints as Elaine Wormser’s bedroom was to the rest of the traditionally decorated apartment.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: We Built A Room!
7/7/2022
Conservation can take you strange places--like up a ladder in a 1929 bedroom!
Pups That Wandered Astray From The Wormser Bedroom
6/16/2022
To resurrect the Wormser Bedroom, we relied closely on photographs of the interior taken in 1930. Zooming into these old pictures, we were able to take inventory of Elaine’s collection and determine which pups remained and which, over the years, had gone astray.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Emperor Maximilian I
6/15/2022
When private owners generously allow the museum to display their pieces, the conservators sometimes need to put a little effort into stabilizing them before they go into the gallery. This was the case with a monumental woodcut print by Albrecht Dürer that will soon be seen in the Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban exhibit.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Once upon a time…
3/24/2022
A group of illustrations of Brothers Grimm fairy tales were prepared for matting.
Factory of Illusions: Researching and Reconstructing Joseph Urban’s Art Deco Bedroom
2/11/2022
Next summer, the Cincinnati Art Museum will display an exhibition based on Urban’s late 1920s commission for the Wormser family of Chicago. Over several years of researching this work of art, a bedroom for a young woman, the curatorial team gleaned information about the workers and manufacturers who potentially fabricated many of the room’s design elements.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 1920's Bedspread
12/3/2020
This bedspread is getting "ready for her close-up."
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: The Padded Headboard Doppelganger
5/7/2020
This padded headboard insert has a doppelganger. It is being prepared for an exhibition next year and came to the textile conservation lab for treatment.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Painted Silk Bedspread
10/24/2019
A steady hand and a sharp eye are key for the repair currently underway of this painted silk taffeta bedspread in the textile conservation lab.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 1920's desk lamps designed by Joseph Urban
5/30/2019
This week the objects conservator is working on an unusual project requiring the skills of an electrician.
The Illustrations of George Barbier
6/13/2018
Following World War I the style known as Art Deco rose in popularity. Originating in France, Art Deco was a response to the style known as Art Nouveau, which was characterized by its organic and curvilinear lines.
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