Conservation at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zuccari, Frank, contributor.

Yale University Press, publisher.

Series:

Museum studies (Chicago, Ill.) ; v. 31 no 2.

Museum studies (Chicago, Ill.) ; v. 31 no 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Conservation and restoration--Illinois--Chicago.

Art.

Art--Conservation and restoration.

Illinois--Chicago.

Art Institute of Chicago.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages) : 159 illustrations (chiefly color)

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press ; [Chicago] : in association with the Art Institute of Chicago, 2005.

Summary:

This fascinating volume explores how research, craft, and technology are united in the Art Institute of Chicago's mission to preserve its collection and further art-historical knowledge. Addressing the many challenges conservators face, the publication highlights their work on objects from throughout the museum, including books, furniture, electronic media, paintings, photographs, posters, sculpture, and textiles. An introductory essay traces the development of the profession and its specific history at the Art Institute. Case studies written by the museum's conservators and curators examine diverse works ranging from an ancient Egyptian statue of Osiris to Bruce Nauman's video "Clown Torture. "The authors explore how they determine appropriate treatment, uncover an artist's intentions and techniques, and employ pathbreaking new technologies.

Contents:

Introduction / Allison Langley and Harriet K. Stratis

From the molecular to the spectacular : a statue of Osiris through the eyes of a scientist, a conservator, and a curator / Francesca Casadio, Emily Heye, and Karen Manchester

Binding beauty : conserving a collection of Japanese printed books / Barbara Korbel and Janice Katz

Tarnished by time : the technical study and treatment of a rediscovered old master drawing / Kristi Dahm

Saint John in the wilderness : observations on technique, style, and authorship / Frank Zuccari, Zahira Véliz, and Inge Fiedler

Conservation/revelation : Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's Ballet dancers finds renewed harmony / Faye Wrubel and Francesca Casadio

Piecework : conserving the Florence Elizabeth Marvin quilt / Lorna A. Filippini and Christa C. Mayer Thurman

Hodler's Truth / Kristin Hoermann Lister [and others]

"Treated by Steichen" : the Palladium prints of Alfred Stieglitz / Douglas G. Severson

Time and tide : restoring Lorado Taft's Fountain of time

an overview / Barbara Hall and Robert Aaron Jones

Under a watchful eye : the conservation of Soviet TASS-window posters / Harriet K. Stratis and Peter Zegers

On time : approaches to the conservation of film, videotape, and digital media / Suzanne R. Schnepp

Guide to technical terms.

Notes:

Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on June 19, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-112).

ISBN:

9780300235807

0300235801

OCLC:

808745983