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Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Macro-Scanning Cézanne’s Still Life

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

2/15/2024

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Last month, three Northwestern scientists brought their highly specialized scanning and imaging equipment to the museum and spent a week in our Paintings/Objects lab.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Portrait’s Curious Characteristics

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

12/7/2023

CAMConservation, paintings conservation, Weir, Twachtman, X-ray, hidden paintings

This small painting by American artist Julian Alden Weir (1852–1919) was donated to the museum by the artist in 1911.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Protecting a Nearly 100-year-old Japanese Print

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

1/11/2023

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See these and other woodcut prints (including Himeji Castle in the Morning, a variation of the print seen here) by seven members of the talented Yoshida family spanning most of the twentieth century until April 9, 2023.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A face, an egg, a patch

by Conservation

3/3/2022

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Conservation of the large still-life by an anonymous 17th century Neapolitan artist is finally finished.

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

by Conservation

8/11/2021

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

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Cut and paste

by Conservation

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: So ‘Egg-citing!’

by Conservation

5/19/2021

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

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A watchful eye!

by Conservation

3/25/2021

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

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Checking in with our summer intern

by Conservation

7/22/2020

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The objects conservation lab is happy to welcome summer intern Nicole Schmidt, a graduate student from the Garman Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State in her third year of training.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 19th Century Lacquered Chest

by Conservation

3/5/2020

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This week in objects conservation we open up the 19th C Lacquered chest.

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