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Andrew Rigsby

Conservation Center
Conservator
Chicago, IL
Websitetheconservationcenter.com
Monday, May 29
 

5:30pm CDT

ECPN Happy Hour The Conservation Center
 
Tuesday, May 30
 

9:00am CDT

(Opening General Session) Revision & Reflection; The Conservation/Restoration project of the Ghent Altarpiece Regency BallroomBart Devolder

11:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) What Would Anselm Do? Revisiting the treatment of Osiris and Isis Regency BallroomPaula De Cristofaro, [PA]

2:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) The Framing of a Masterpiece The History and Conservation of a Monumental Tabernacle Frame Crystal Ballroom AWilliam Adair • Stephan Wilcox

2:30pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Aimee Spencer Gorham’s Wood Marquetry of the Pacific Northwest Crystal Ballroom ANina M. Olsson • Suzana Radivojevic

3:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Treatment of Appleton Organ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Crystal Ballroom AManu Frederickx

4:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Structural Treatment of Wooden Beams Crystal Ballroom AMostafa Sherif

4:30pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Exposing Graffiti in George Washington’s Cupola Crystal Ballroom ASteven Stuckey

6:30pm CDT

Opening Reception at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of ChicagoHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency
 
Wednesday, May 31
 

8:30am CDT

(Objects) To B-72 or Not To B-72? Alternative Adhesives for Archaeological Ceramics Crystal Ballroom BRachael Arenstein • Elisheva Kamaisky

9:00am CDT

(Wooden Artifacts) Interpreting Thonet: Treatment of a Gebrüder Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair AcapulcoPaige Schmidt • Jiuan Jiuan Chen-[PA] • Aaron Shugar • Jonathan Thornton

9:30am CDT

(Wooden Artifacts) A New Tool for the Traditional Toolbox AcapulcoAlton Bowman-[PA]

10:30am CDT

(Wooden Artifacts) Understanding Currently Accepted Practice: Wood fills and conservation material decision-making AcapulcoMegan Narvey

11:00am CDT

(Objects) An evaluation of cold paste waxes used in conservation for outdoor bronze sculpture. Crystal Ballroom BJulie Wolfe • Alessa Gambardella • Rosie Grayburn • Arlen Heginbotham • Herant Khanjian • Joy Mazurek • Alan Phenix-[PA] • Katrina Posner • Michael R. Schilling • Christina L. Simms • Magdalena Solano • Maria Olivia Davalos Stanton • Hope Welder

11:30am CDT

(Objects) Local Treatment for Outdoor Painted Metal Sculptures: designing Suitable Paints for Retouching Crystal Ballroom BNikki van Basten • Ulysses Jackson • Rachel Rivenc

2:05pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) What's so ethical about doing nothing? Regency A-BJonathan Ashley-Smith (Treatment: Don't Go it alone) Unraveling the past to inform the present: conservation of Egyptian Mummies at the Penn Museum Regency C-DMolly C. Gleeson, [PA] • Alexis North (Treatment: Going Big) Go Big or Go Home: Broader Considerations in the Treatment of Oversize Objects at the Art Institute of Chicago Crystal Ballroom ARachel C. Sabino-[PA]

2:30pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) A Pole with a Story: Innovative Conservation and Documentation of an American Indian Story Pole Regency C-DLesley A. Day • J. Claire Dean • Ellen Pearlstein (Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) How important is knowing the ropes? Thoughts on the ethics and practice of conserving ship model rigging Crystal Ballroom BDavina Kuh Jakobi

4:30pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) Re-exhibiting Akeley Mounts at the Field Museum, Chicago Regency C-DLisa Goldberg • Thomas Gnoske • Ronald Harvey • Shelley Reisman Paine (Treatment: Going Big) Resurrecting della Robbia’s 'Resurrection': Challenges in the conservation of a monumental Renaissance relief Crystal Ballroom ASara Levin • Lisa Bruno, [PA] • Nicholas Pedemonti

4:55pm CDT

(Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) Development of Cleaning Treatments for Asian Lacquer Crystal Ballroom BMarianne Webb • Herant Khanjian • Michael R. Schilling

6:30pm CDT

(Objects + Textiles) Reception at the Chicago History Museum Chicago History MuseumBruker Corporation • Dorfman Museum Figures

7:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Reception at the Glessner House MuseumLIMITED Glessner House MuseumBartosz A. Dajnowski • DPR Art Rescue
 
Thursday, June 1
 

10:00am CDT

(Objects) Practical Evaluation and Application of Cleaning Techniques for Marble Sculpture Crystal Ballroom BRaina Chao-[PA]

10:30am CDT

(Objects) The use of medical chelating agents for the removal of iron stains from marble Crystal Ballroom BAnna Funke • Jason Church • Leah Poole • Martha Singer-[PA] • Mary F. Striegel, [Fellow]

11:30am CDT

(Architecture) A Comparative Study of Sacrificial anti-graffiti Coatings for Outdoor Marble Crystal Ballroom AJason Church • Dorothy Cheng (Wooden Artifacts) Wood Working Tools as Art AcapulcoJonathan Thornton

2:00pm CDT

(Wooden Artifacts) Technical Analysis and Conservation Treatment of a Mid-Eighteenth Century Chinese Carved Wood Lacquer Bodhisattva Sculpture AcapulcoLisa Ackerman • Jiuan Jiuan Chen-[PA] • Rebecca Ploeger • Aaron Shugar • Jonathan Thornton

2:30pm CDT

(Wooden Artifacts) Old Meets New: Consolidation Techniques AcapulcoElizabeth Peirce

4:00pm CDT

(Objects) “Do what’s right”: The conservation of a David Hammons mud sculpture Crystal Ballroom BSasha Alexandra Drosdick • Roger Griffith • Lynda Zycherman