Because conservation is generally behind-the-scenes I want to share this link to a blog written by Christina O’Connell. http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2011/04/28/less-is-more/
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AAM 2011 Update
I just returned from the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association of Museums in Houston, TX. I visited museums, talked with numerous colleagues and sat through several amazing sessions. I also sat through several really boring sessions. The thing I’m taking away from my time there is a reading list. There were so many [...]
Conservation… yes we can!
Yesterday the curator and I retrieved two paintings from the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s conservation lab. They had been sent to conservation because one had an abrasion and both were dirty. The Museum staff keeps a running list of objects that need conservation. Prioritized by the severity of damage and how soon they’ll be exhibited, [...]
Notes from American Art 101, Edmond Brucker, Ghost Town, Colorado
I chose this painting as a bridge between the current exhibition of work by Todd Anderson “The Mountains are Shadows” and our upcoming season of Frank Lloyd Wright inspired programs. Anderson deftly marries medium to subject, and as ghost town architecture is often found in mountainous areas I thought this painting was a great segue. [...]
Leroy Lamis Obituary
Leroy Lamis, 84, died Thursday August 19th 2010 in Austin, TX. Mr. Lamis was a sculptor and long-time professor of Art at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. His Plexiglas sculptures, known for their geometric elegance, were exhibited throughout the United States and Europe and are in the collections of leading museums and private [...]
New Swope Exhibition, Still Life: Quiet Revelation
Varaldo Cariani, Bowl of Zinnias, 1962 A new exhibition of still life paintings from the Swope Art Museum collection has opened at the Museum and is on view through August 20, 2010. Still Life: Quiet Revelation features over twenty-five paintings from the late nineteenth-century to the present illustrating many different perspectives on the still life. [...]
Encounters with two paintings and a conservator
The first thing I used to think of when I heard the word tempera was that powdered paint we used in elementary school. Of course I didn’t know then that tempera (paint using a binder of protein such as egg or milk) can be traced back to ancient Egyptian culture, or that it was the [...]
SWOPE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NEW AWARD AND INAUGURAL RECIPIENT
In March of 2009, the Swope Art Museum and Terre Haute community lost an ardent supporter and tireless cultural advocate, Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast. Among her numerous awards, accomplishments and affiliations, Mrs. Pendergast was the President of the Swope’s Board of Managers for thirty years, leading the volunteer board established by the will of Sheldon Swope [...]
attributed to Ralph Blackelock
Art 101 blog attributed to Blakelock I was all set to talk about the romantic landscape and the dubious use of bitumen with paint by artists of the 19th century. But this painting has another fascinating story related to its attribution. Have you ever wondered why a work of art is listed as “attributed to” [...]
companion looking
It is common to think of visiting an art museum as a solitary activity. And it can be conducive to quiet contemplation. However, as I found out a couple of days ago, viewing art with a group can focus your attention on things you might overlook on your own. For this months American Art 101 [...]
