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3/19/2020

Martin Schongauer , beta radiography , watermarks , paper conservation , transmitted light

Our paper conservator has been in the darkroom capturing images of watermarks from some of our Old Master prints.

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12/5/2019

Robert Blum , William Merritt Chase , paper conservation , conservation , behind the scenes

This drawing recently came to the paper lab to have some old paper remnants removed. The drawing is on the back of a letter, and some of the writing was obscured.

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10/31/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , Twatchman , letter , John Henry Twachtman , paper conservation

Oil paintings do not usually come to the Paper Lab, but occasionally the conservators share projects, and that is the case here.

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8/8/2019

Helmut Federle , behind the scenes , paper conservation

Sometimes an artist presents us with something that looks good from the front, but when we turn it over we notice that there are problems that can’t be seen when the art is hanging on a wall.

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6/13/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , paper conservation , indian painting , carl bimel collection

This month a new group of paintings is on display in the Indian gallery.

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5/16/2019

keisai eisen , kimono , bijin-ga , paper conservation , conservation , behind the scenes , stations of the tokai road

A group of Japanese prints depicting women wearing elaborate garments was recently in the paper lab.

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4/18/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , James W. and Mary Louise McLaughlin , Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives , paper conservation , archival conservation

Between doing conservation treatments for upcoming exhibitions, our paper conservator and her intern are working on a group of documents from the Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives.

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3/21/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , Kenyon Cox , paper conservation

Kenyon Cox was both a student and a teacher at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. His drawing Satyr and Two Children from 1876 passed through the Paper Lab on its way to the exhibition.

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11/6/2018

behind the scenes , paper conservation , fashion accessories

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8/16/2018

behind the scenes , Collecting Calligraphy , Qur'ran , paper conservation

This page from a Qur’an was written in the 13th century in Spain.

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7/19/2018

conservation , Collecting Calligraphy , Qur'ran , paper conservation , behind the scenes

ur paper conservator is spending the summer looking very closely at intriguing documents that will soon be on view in Collecting Calligraphy: Arts of the Islamic World.

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5/24/2018

behind the scenes , conservation , Jean Wentzel , paper conservation , prints

This spring in paper conservation, we’re looking at a print of Cincinnati, a view of the city from across the river in Kentucky.

by Molly Donnermeyer

2/7/2018

Valentine's Day , Valentine , paper lace , Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives

These early examples of paper lace valentines date back to the late 19th century.

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1/4/2018

paper conservation , Asian Art , paintings

Posted by: Joanna Kerman

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11/30/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , paper , works on paper , prints , Prints and Drawings

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11/2/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , works on paper , paper conservation , Prints and Drawings , Albrecht Dürer

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10/5/2017

behind the scenes , works on paper , paper conservation , woman's art club , conservation

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9/7/2017

conservation , behind the scenes , paper , works on paper , woman's art club

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8/31/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , paper , hairworks , textiles

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8/10/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , paper , prints , Albrecht Dϋrer

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by Sophie Weinstein

7/28/2017

prints , Prints and Drawings , Japan , works on paper , woodcut

Posted by: Sophie Weinstein

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7/13/2017

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

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6/15/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , works on paper , watercolor , French School , American School

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1/26/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , paper conservation , works on paper , Prints and Drawings

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12/22/2016

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

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11/17/2016

Elizabeth Nourse , Conservation , behind the scenes , paper conservation , Sketchbook

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9/22/2016

behind the scenes , conservation , paper conservation , Japanese Art , Tokyo , The Tale of Genji

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8/25/2016

Van Gogh , behind the scenes , conservation , paper conservation , prints , Émile Bernard

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7/27/2016

conservation , Master Cats , woodcut , Mizuno Toshikata , works on paper , paper conservation

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6/30/2016

conservation , Fernand Leger , works on paper , ink drawing , object conservation

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