by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

7/25/2024

George Bellows, lithograph, paper conservation, CAMConservation, slant washing, John L. Sullivan

One of Bellow’s larger lithographs, Introducing John L. Sullivan, is torn in places along its right side; these tears could worsen with handling if not mended.

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

5/30/2024

paper conservation, lithograph, Anne Bellows, George Bellows

To help this artwork look her best for CAM’s fall exhibition, George Bellows: American Life in Print, she stopped by the Paper Lab for conservation treatment.

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

1/11/2024

paper conservation, Galt House Cincinnati, Emil Klauprecht, historic Cincinnati, lithograph, CAMConservation

In my post of November 30, I promised to explain what it took to improve the appearance and the mechanical condition of Emil Klauprecht’s 1830s lithograph, Galt House.

by Conservation

10/8/2020

behind the scenes, Lorna Simpson, Women Breaking Boundaries, waterless lithography, conservation

In September the light sensitive objects that had been on display in the Women Breaking Boundaries exhibit were returned to storage.

by Conservation

4/16/2020

Lorna Simpson, women breaking boundaries, waterless lithography, light sensitivity, behind the scenes, conservation

For those of you who saw Women Breaking Boundaries before the museum had to close its galleries, you would have seen the wall-sized piece by Lorna Simpson, Wigs.

by Conservation

7/13/2017

behind the scenes, conservation, paper conservation, works on paper, lithograph

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by Conservation

10/29/2015

conservation, paper conservation, works on paper, Maybelle Richardson Stamper, lithograph, Cincinnati artists, Cincinnati

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