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: Glue Be Gone
5/19/2022
Our paper conservator’s challenge is to remove enough yellow discoloration from the paper so that it is closer to its original color and more closely matches the other prints in the group.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Mexican Girl by Jose Ignacio Aquirre
4/21/2022
Mexican Printmakers 1920s to 1950s is on display until August 14, where you can see this print and learn about Aguirre and his fellow artists.
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Blast Off!
3/17/2022
The Fashion and Textile Collection has a new gift! And it’s part of a set!
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Two Squirrels on a Pine Branch
10/28/2021
Shown here is a painting by Wu Zhongxiong that was selected by the Curator of Asian art to include in our next grant application.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Busy Hands in Paper Conservation
9/30/2021
The print is now on its way to the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. with three other Cincinnati Art Museum pieces for exhibit in Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Meet Dr. Johnson
6/10/2021
Early this year the museum was given this portrait of the 17th century English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: East Asian Artworks
5/13/2021
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 1011 Jerome Street, Cincinnati by Thom Shaw
4/15/2021
This print came to the paper lab because the original framing method had encouraged distortions to form across the top of the paper.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Étienne Hajdú Transformation
9/10/2020
An amazing transformation took place this summer in the Paper Lab.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A look at Duchamp’s The Coffee Mill
8/6/2020
In celebration of his 133rd birthday, let’s take a closer look at Duchamp’s intaglio print of a cubist-style coffee grinder currently undergoing conservation in the Paper Lab.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Long Title for a Long Print
7/9/2020
This year the Cincinnati Art Museum is again supporting the Contemporary Arts Center by lending a book to their newly opened exhibit, “Tania Candiani: Sounding Labor, Silent Bodies”.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
6/18/2020
Staff members have been very active in the museum galleries for the past month. One of the cases that was due for its regular rotation is the hanging scroll case in Gallery 138.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Time Well Spent
5/14/2020
Our paper conservator has not been in the lab since March, but she is still working on the collection.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Recording Watermarks
3/19/2020
Our paper conservator has been in the darkroom capturing images of watermarks from some of our Old Master prints.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: From One Artist to Another
12/5/2019
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Troublesome Letter
10/31/2019
Oil paintings do not usually come to the Paper Lab, but occasionally the conservators share projects, and that is the case here.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Make it better, but keep it the same
8/8/2019
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Indian Painting
6/13/2019
This month a new group of paintings is on display in the Indian gallery.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Japanese Fashion Plate
5/16/2019
A group of Japanese prints depicting women wearing elaborate garments was recently in the paper lab.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Helping the Archives
4/18/2019
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Kenyon Cox at the Art Academy
3/21/2019
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Fashion Accessories come to the Paper Lab
11/6/2018
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Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Collecting Calligraphy
8/16/2018
This page from a Qur’an was written in the 13th century in Spain.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Qur’an Paper Repair
7/19/2018
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A report from our paper conservation intern, Cara Roth
5/24/2018
This spring in paper conservation, we’re looking at a print of Cincinnati, a view of the city from across the river in Kentucky.
The Business of Love: Early Paper Lace Valentine's
2/7/2018
These early examples of paper lace valentines date back to the late 19th century.
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