Birkmaier, who joined the museum in 2000
as Paintings Conservator, served as the Acting Chief Conservator since October 2011.
Phillips, who was originally trained
as a paintings conservator, likens Versteeg's preference for Lingo to that of a painter for a certain pigment — and in the world of conservation, stripping an artwork of such an essential trait is unthinkable.
When I went through school I trained
as a painting conservator.
Residing in New Orleans since 2008, she has worked
as a painting conservator, and for the honors program at Tulane University.
Not exact matches
Understanding the chemistry of
paints and pigments helps
conservators work gently
as they preserve original artwork.
Looking at the
painted figures offers a tour through artistic life in the 20th century; one encounters artists such
as Andy Warhol and Robert Smithson, and Metropolitan Museum
conservator Henry Geldzahler.
The exhibition catalogue includes essays by James Rondeau; Douglas Druick; Mark Pascale, associate curator, prints and drawings, Art Institute of Chicago; Richard Shiff, Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art, University of Texas - Austin; Barbara Rose, noted Johns scholar; and Kelly Keegan, assistant
painting conservator, and Kristin Lister,
conservator of
paintings, Art Institute of Chicago;
as well
as an interview with the artist by Nan Rosenthal, senior consultant, Department of 19th - Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Through advanced technical imaging,
conservators learned how the
painting was created, and visitors are in for a unique treat
as their results join the mural to fill two entire galleries with detailed looks into Pollock and his techniques.
Nearby, in a video projection,
conservators explain what they did and what they learned
as they analyzed van Gogh's three bedroom
paintings.
Northwest art curator Bonnie Laing - Malcolmson plans to retire next year; curator Dawson Carr will oversee European
painting and sculpture up to 1900, Mary Weaver Chapin is now curator of prints and drawing; Donald Urquhart has been promoted to director of collections and exhibitions; and Samantha Springer has been hired
as conservator.