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Fogg Art Museum, after 1977

 File — Box: 2 (original media), Item: 25

Scope and Contents

Interview with employees of the Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, which does treatment, examination, art authentication, teaching, training, preparing someone to be a conservator/curatorial conservation. The first interviewee, who is unidentified, talks about their training program for art conservation. Kent speaks next briefly with another employee, Cliff Bank, who talks about his background. The interview returns to the first interviewee who talks about their work procedures and typical projects (e.g. a Van Gogh in their collection); about art conservation vs. restoration; and "bronze disease" corrosion. Conservatorial training in university environments and its prerequisites. The interview then switches to another unidentified speaker talking about art forgery discoveries based upon the knowledge of their material composition. The effects of acid rain and environmental stress on outdoor statuary or headstones.

Dates

  • Creation: after 1977

Creator

Access Note

The audio recordings (boxes 2-4) in this series are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not yet been reformatted. Transcripts and typescripts (box 1) are available for research use.

Partial Extent

From the Series: 3 Linear Feet (4 containers)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

1 audio cassette.

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

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