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A conservator’s view of a complex and unusual object by Robert Mapplethorpe. More»
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Posted in Art, Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Getty Research Institute
Lifted Cellulose Nitrate: Conserving an Early Robert Mapplethorpe Object
Posted in Architecture and Design, Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Getty Research Institute
Conserving Architectural Models: Behind the Scenes in the Research Institute Conservation Lab
Photo: Scott S. Warren
How are architectural models conserved? A look at the field, and two displayed in “Overdrive.” More»
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Seeing Artwork in a New Light
Jim Druzik is obsessed with light. More particularly, he’s concerned with the destructive power of light on priceless museum treasures, and it’s his pioneering work in conservation and preservation that could protect great works of art. Jim, a senior scientist… More»
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Exhibitions and Installations, J. Paul Getty Museum, Prints and Drawings
Drawing the Line: Conserving Master Drawings with a Light Touch
Working on Study of Three Skulls. At top left, the disfiguring oil stain; at top right, the same area of the sheet after the pastel application.
The intriguing exhibition The Secret Life of Drawings—closing this Sunday at the Getty Center—unveils hidden clues to unfinished works on paper, undiscovered sketches, and details of the artist’s craft. It also reveals that making damaged art look presentable can be… More»
