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Melanie Brussat, [PA]

Private Practice
Objects Conservator
Jackson Hts, NY
Tuesday, May 30
 

9:00am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) When An Airplane Acts Like a Painting: Applying Established Conservation Methodologies to Ephemeral Aircraft Materials Regency BallroomLauren Horelick • Malcolm Collum

10:50am CDT

(Opening General Session) Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After Regency BallroomAngela Chang, [PA] • Penley Knipe • Kate Smith

11:15am CDT

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

11:40am CDT

(Opening General Session) Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Regency BallroomKarl Buchberg

12:30pm CDT

Protecting the World’s Cultural Heritage: Identifying and Protecting Looted Artifacts AcapulcoDawn Rogala, [Fellow] • L. Burgess • Oya Topcuoglu

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 (Objects) The Conservation of Della Robbia Sculpture: An Exhibition as Initiator of Work Crystal Ballroom BAbigail Hykin

2:30pm CDT

(Objects) The Comprehensive Re-Treatment of a Renaissance Terracotta Altarpiece by Benedetto Buglioni Crystal Ballroom BRachel C. Sabino-[PA]

3:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Treatment of Appleton Organ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Crystal Ballroom AManu Frederickx (Objects) Truth Versus Beauty: Maintaining visual unity in the treatment of Florentine polychrome terracotta sculpture Crystal Ballroom BAnthony Sigel (Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) A Confusion of Colors: Yellow and red pigments in the decorative scheme of the tablinum in the House of the Bicentenary at the archaeological site of Herculaneum Regency C-DLeslie Rainer, [PA] • Kiernan Graves • Gilberto Artioli • Arlen Heginbotham • Francesca Piqué • Michele Secco

3:15pm CDT

(Objects) Conservation of 15th and 16th century Italian Glazed Terracotta Crystal Ballroom BLeslie Ransick Gat, [PA] • Erin Toomey, [PA]

4:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Structural Treatment of Wooden Beams Crystal Ballroom AMostafa Sherif (Objects) Tempting Fate: Lessons Learned from the Treatment of Giovanni della Robbia's Adam and Eve Crystal Ballroom BGregory Bailey, [PA]

4:30pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Exposing Graffiti in George Washington’s Cupola Crystal Ballroom ASteven Stuckey (Objects) The gap between ethics and aesthetics in Italian restoration: experience in the laboratories of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence especially on della Robbia works Crystal Ballroom BLaura Speranza • Shirin Afra

5:00pm CDT

(Objects) The Treatment of Two Terracotta Architectural Reliefs by Andrea della Robbia at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Crystal Ballroom BCarolyn Riccardelli • Wendy Walker

5:30pm CDT

(Objects) Open Round Table Discussion Crystal Ballroom BAriel O'Connor-[PA] • Anthony Sigel Pre-Opening Reception Gallery Viewing at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago

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 Perkins Arenstein-[PA] • Elisheva Kamaisky

8:45am CDT

(Objects) Structural repair of plaster using polyvinyl butyral adhesive systems Crystal Ballroom BL. H.(Hugh) Shockey-[PA]

9:00am CDT

(Objects) Carbon fiber fabric and its potential for use in objects conservation Crystal Ballroom BCarolyn Riccardelli

9:30am CDT

(Objects) So Delicate, yet So Strong: The Use of Paper in Objects Conservation Crystal Ballroom BPaula Artal-Isbrand

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:30am CDT

(Objects) Archaeological Glass Conservation: Comparative approaches & practicalities of using acrylic resin films as gap fills Crystal Ballroom BJan Cutajar • Hana Bristow (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

(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] (Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) The 40 year conservation story of Bruce Conner’s CHILD Crystal Ballroom BMegan Randall • Roger Griffith

2:30pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) Active conservation treatments and virtual retouching: what do people actually see? Regency A-BWilliam Wei (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

2:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) Treatment of a White Louise Nevelson Installation Regency C-DSarah Nunberg • Soraya Alcala • Jens Dittmer • Matthew J. Eckelman • Michael C. Henry • Cindie Kehlet • Chris McGlinchey • Carolyn Tomkiewicz, [PA]

3:30pm CDT

001. (Architecture) Identification and Analysis of Hard Water Staining on Granite in the Western United States and Comparative Study for Cleaning Methods Riverside West Exhibit HallAlex Beard • Jason Church • Ifrah Jamil • Bilal Khurshid • Caitlin R. O'Grady 018. (Objects) Development of a User-Driven Adhesives Database Riverside West Exhibit HallShaina Palmer • Andrea KI Hall • Robert Leheny • Molly McGath • Dr. Patricia McGuiggan • Sara Zaccaron 030. (Objects) Conservation in Miniature: The merger of museum object and historic interior in the treatment of a Victorian era dollhouse Riverside West Exhibit HallSarah Giffin 031. (Objects) Under close observation – a pilot study monitoring change in objects’ conditions Riverside West Exhibit HallVincent L. Beltran • Ashley Freeman • Foekje Boersma • Jim Druzik • Michał Lukomski • Joel Taylor 032. (Objects) Treatment of a Shattered Bark Basket from Australia Riverside West Exhibit HallMarci Jefcoat Burton 033. (Collection Care) Fatal Attraction: Trials and Tribulations in Toning Rare Earth Magnets Riverside West Exhibit HallMorgan Blei Carbone 035. (Objects) Between the ephemeral and the immortal: considerations about the process of conservation of Ticuna’s barkcloth. Riverside West Exhibit HallAna Carolina Delgado Vieira • Paula Aline Durães Almeida • Edson Tosta Matarezio Filho • Marcia de Almeida Rizzutto 036. (Objects) Conserving and Interpreting the mechanical Jacks from the Queen Anne’s Revenge Riverside West Exhibit HallArianna DiMucci 037. (Objects) Mending Baskets: Revisiting older approaches with new techniques and inventing better solutions Riverside West Exhibit HallLeah Bright • Betsy Burr • Skyler Jenkins • Dr. Nancy Odegaard • Nicole L Peters • Marilen Pool • Gina Marie Watkinson 038. (Objects) Guns and Ships: Using Dry Ice Blasting in the Conservation of Cast Iron Riverside West Exhibit HallWilliam Hoffman • Laurie King 042. (Objects) Treatment and Reconstruction of a Badly Damaged Hopi Katsina Doll Made of Gourd Riverside West Exhibit HallHayley Monroe 043. (Objects) Exploring methods for determining the age of clock mainsprings Riverside West Exhibit HallMostyn Gale 044. (Objects) Applying Fills to Losses in a Flexible Polyurethane Foam Chair at the Museum of Modern Art Riverside West Exhibit HallAlexandra Nichols 045. (Objects) The USS Monitor gun carriages: treatment steps and innovations for the conservation of complex composite artifacts Riverside West Exhibit HallWilliam Hoffman • Elsa Sangouard • Kathleen M. Sullivan 046. (Objects) Reconstructed, Re-cut, and Re-interpreted: Dionysos and Maenad at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Riverside West Exhibit HallGerri Strickler, [PA] 047. (Objects) Case Study of Regalrez 1126 Used as an Adhesive and Consolidant in the Conservation Treatment of an 18th Century Chinese Amber Cup at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Riverside West Exhibit HallTong Tong 048. (Objects) Practical solutions to the challenges of documenting large-scale objects Riverside West Exhibit HallJessica Walthew 061. (Objects) Corn and Tobacco Residue: Development of Protocol for Sampling and Analysis Riverside West Exhibit HallWendy Lindsey • Dr. Nancy Odegaard 062. (Objects) Evaluating (poly)ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesives for use in wax conservation. Riverside West Exhibit HallMarina B. Gibbons 080. (Objects) Bedbugs: A Pesky Problem Riverside West Exhibit HallMeredith Wilcox-Levine 101. (Objects) The Preservation of Mummy Bundles in Peru: A methodological proposal Riverside West Exhibit HallSelene Figueroa • Rubén Héctor Buitron Picharde

4:05pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) Cross Platform Use of iPads in Stained Glass Conservation Treatment & Documentation Regency A-BAriana Makau • Greer Ashman • Chloe Castro (Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) Not a Known Carcinogen: Health and Safety Considerations of New and Innovative Treatments Regency C-DKerith Koss Schrager • Anne Kingery Schwartz-[PA] • Julie Sobelman

4:30pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) That Poor Cousin of Treatment: Documentation and Possibilities for Simple Innovation Regency A-BCybele Tom

4:55pm CDT

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

9:00pm CDT

ANAGPIC Graduate Programs Reunions Crystal C and Crystal TerranceAssociation of North American Graduate Programs in the Conservation (ANAGPIC)
 
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]

11:00am CDT

(Architecture) Preservation in “Cathedral-Time”: Conservation in the North Transept at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Crystal Ballroom ALaura Buchner (Objects) Well that didn't work, now what? - Stain Reduction on a 10th-century Iranian Ceramic Crystal Ballroom BClaire Cuyaubère • Ellen Salzman Chase

11:30am CDT

(Architecture) A Comparative Study of Sacrificial anti-graffiti Coatings for Outdoor Marble Crystal Ballroom AJason Church • Dorothy Cheng (Objects) The Case for Cold: Using dry ice blasting to remove lacquer coating from the King Jagiello monument in Central Park. Crystal Ballroom BMatt Reiley

2:00pm CDT

(Objects) Treatment of two badly damaged Egyptian Mummies and Associated Wooden Coffins Crystal Ballroom BJ P. Brown • Mimi Leveque • Morgan Nau (Wooden Artifacts) Technical Analysis and Conservation Treatment of a Mid-Eighteenth Century Chinese Carved Wood Lacquer Bodhisattva Sculpture AcapulcoLisa A. Ackerman • Jiuan Jiuan Chen-[PA] • Rebecca Ploeger • Aaron Shugar • Jonathan Thornton

2:30pm CDT

(Objects) Sitting Pretty: Collaborative Treatment of an early Yayoi Kusama Soft-Sculpture Chair Crystal Ballroom BFran Baas • Laura Eva Hartman (Wooden Artifacts) Old Meets New: Consolidation Techniques AcapulcoElizabeth Peirce

3:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Solid CO2 Cleaning and Patina Preservation: Case studies in aluminum and bronze Crystal Ballroom AElizabeth Beesley, [PA] • Mark Rabinowitz, [Fellow] • Joseph Sembrat (Objects) New Technologies Applied to Restore a Nineteenth-century Wax Medardo Rosso Sculpture Crystal Ballroom BLluïsa Sàrries-Zgonc

3:30pm CDT

(Architecture) Incorporating Conservation Methodology and Treatment Methods into Masonry Craftworker Training Crystal Ballroom ARoy Ingraffia, [PA] (Objects) The case of the Hydrating Hydra: examination and treatment of a Blaschka glass invertebrate model Crystal Ballroom BN. Astrid R. Van Giffen-[PA]

4:00pm CDT

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