Rose Cull, presentation for graduate degree, WUDPAC,

aBIGyear
Rose Cull
Art Conservation
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation
August 22, 2011

This presentation will cover
A summer work project at the Nasher Sculpture Center
Internship at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Introduction to the museum
Maintenance of objects and sculpture
Treatments
Preventive Conservation
Professional Development

Photos courtesy of Diorama Sky on www.flickr.com

Curator - Jed Morse Artist - James Magee
and Conservator -
John Campbell
Photography courtesy of the Nasher Sculpture Center
Conservation Intern
Nicole Berastequi

Maintenance for Bronze

Maintenance for
painted metal, wood, and
ceramics

Henry Moore
Working model for
Oval with Points
Bronze
44 x 36 1/4 x 21 1/8 in.

Before Treatment
After Treatment
Henry Moore Working model for Oval with Points 1968-69

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtKansas City, Missouri

Kansas – Library of Congress
http://www.kansas-city.world-guides.com/kansas_city_maps.html
Missouri - Doug Wallick's photo, Getty Images

Artists
George
Caleb Bingham
Kansas
Stan Herd
Missouri
Thomas
Hart Benton
Image courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
http://www.earthworkmovie.com/
Image courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The Museum
Photo courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The Collection
Courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Attic Lion 325 B.C.E.
Isamu Noguchi Six-Foot Energy Void 1971-1985

Collections in context

Conservation and Collections Department
Conservation, Preparation, Imaging Services, and Registration

Paintings Conservation and Administration
Scott Heffley, Mary Schafer and Dinah Henderson

Objects Conservation
Paul Benson, Joe Rogers, Jiafang Liang, and Kate Garland

Maintenance for
Shuttlecocks
1994
Claes Oldenburg
& Coosje van Bruggen
Fiberglass
19 feet x 15 feet

Maintenance for
Three Bowls
1990
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Cedar Planks and graphite
9 feet 4 inches x
15 feet 10 inches x
8 feet

Treatments
Objects
Rhodium-plated and gilded silver and ivory creamer
Persian Ceramic Bowl
Sculpture
Henry Moore Large Torso: Arch
Louise Nevelson End of Day, Nightscape IV

Creamer
Josef Hoffman
Rhodium-plated and gilded silver and ivory
3 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches
Before Treatment

Tea Set
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956)
at the Wiener Werkstätte (1903-1932)

Before Treatment
Rhodium-plated and gilded silver
After Treatment

Persian Bowl - 17th Century
Ceramic
3 1/2 inches x 7 1/2 inches

Removing
previous repairs
the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Fills

Inpainting Progression

Before Treatment
Persian Ceramic Bowl
After Treatment

Before Treatment
Large Torso: Arch
1963
Henry Moore
Bronze
6’ 6-1/2” x 5’ x 42”

De-installation

Coating Removal with steam

Re-coating with Incralac

Hot Wax - coating for the integral base
Cold Wax - sacrificial top coating

Uncoated
Coated

Before Treatment
After Treatment
Large Torso:Arch Henry Moore 1963 6’ 6-1/2” x 5’ x 42”

Installation

End of Day, Nightscape IV 1973
Louise Nevelson
Wood and spray paint8 feet x 13 feet x 7 inches
Image from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
“When I look at the city from my point of view, I see New York City as a great big sculpture.”

USPS
Image from: jwa.org
Image from: dnainfo.com
Louise Nevelson(1899-1988)
Image from: abstractartist.org

Louise Nevelson Foundation

Printer’s Type Trays
Lead Type for Letterpress

Spray Paint
invented in 1949

Paint and Paper
125x magnification

More evidence of paper

Documentation
condition diagram of structural repairs

Cleaning
http://www.thepenthousegroup.com

Structural Repairs

Paint Consolidation and
Inpainting
Images from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Outreach

Manipulatives

X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis

Media Coverage: Television, Art Daily, Blogs, & Twitter
NBC Action News

De-installation

Preventive Conservation
Environmental Study

Temperature and Relative Humidity Monitoring

Light Monitoring

Creating a Plan
Continuing Monitoring

To Measure a Year

AIC 2011 meeting attendance supported by the George Stout Fund
Professional Development
The American
Institute for the Conservation
of Historic and Artistic Works
(AIC)
Image courtesy of Heather Brown

Emerging Conservation Professionals Network
2010-2011 Committee
Amber Kerr Alison & Carrie Roberts - Education and Training, Amy Brost - Communications, Rose Cull - Chair, Heather Brown - Outreach
Image courtesy of the American Institute for Conservation

Graduate and pre-program students at the ECPN portfolio session
The ECPN informational meeting at the AIC annual meeting

Professional Conferences and Meetings
AIC 2011 meeting in Philadelphia, PA
Business meeting for the Committee for Sustainable Conservation Practices (CSCP)
Informational meeting for the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN)
International Conference of Museums - ICOM-CC Triennial meeting in Lisbon, Portugal
Mid-West Regional Conservation Guild (MRCG) in Louisville, KY
North Texas Association for Art Conservation (NTAAC) Inaugural Meeting in Dallas, Texas
Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) in Portland, OR

Cultural Sites Visited
Nerman Contemporary Art Museum
Kansas City Artist’s Coalition
Kansas City Museum
Glore Psychiatric Museum
St. Joseph Black Archives
St. Joseph Museum
Albrecht- Kemper Museum of Art
The Wornall House Museum
The Johnson County Museum
1950s All Electric House
Union Station exhibition ‘Diana: the legacy’
Pony Express Museum
Jesse James House
Kansas City Crossroads Arts District
The Garden of Eden
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The American Philosophical Society
Arizona
The Musical Instrument Museum
St. Mary’s Basilica
Phoenix Museum Art Gallery at the Phoenix International Airport
Huhugan Historical Center
England, UK
Wells Cathedral
North Carolina
Biltmore House and Estate
Mississippi
Natchez, Mississippi plantation homes: Longwood, Rosalie, and Stanton Hall
Natchez Mississippi archives
Texas
The Alamo
Dallas Museum of Art
Crow Collection of Asian Art
6th Floor Museum at Dealy Plaza
Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Modern
The Amon Carter Museum
Creation Evidence Museum
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Kentucky
Speed Art Museum
Kansas and Missouri
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Toy and Miniature Museum
World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
Spencer Museum of Art at the Univ. of Kansas
Wonder Fair art gallery and studio
St. Louis Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

Rose and Lexi at the Garden of Eden in Lucas, KS
Lexi Janezic &
Tessa Gadomski
at the
World War I
Museum
Image courtesy of Tessa Gadomiski

Acknowledgements
Winterthur &
The University of Delaware
Bruno Pouliot
Debbie Hess Norris
Joelle Wickens
Jennifer Mass
Greg Landry
Jae Gutierrez
Lara Kaplan
Ginny Greene
Susan Behrens
Fran Wilkins
The Professional Development Fund
Leo and Karen Gutmann Foundation
The Kress Foundation
The Rosenberg Foundation
Tru Vue Funding
The National Endowment for the Humanities
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kate Garland
Paul Benson
Joe Rogers
Jiafang Liang
Anna Zimmerman
Elisabeth Batchelor
Adam Johnson
Emily Black
Mark Milani
Kathleen Leighton
Catherine Futter
Jan Schall
Kimberly Masteller

Thank you for your attention
Image courtesy of KC Jewel

http://www.dalyconservation.com	950
http://dalyconservation.com	172
http://abtasty.com	2
http://translate.googleusercontent.com	1

Rose Cull, presentation for graduate degree, WUDPAC,

by Rose Cull on Aug 19, 2011

Accessibility

Categories

Upload Details

Usage Rights

4 Embeds 1,125

Statistics

Rose Cull, presentation for graduate degree, WUDPAC, Presentation Transcript