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Carving the Paneling of the Salon Doré

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on May 23, 2013
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A Trompe-l'oeil Traveler

Posted by Laura Neufeld on May 10, 2013

One of the most exciting aspects of working in paper conservation at the Legion of Honor is the variety of objects encountered on a daily basis. When working on a 17th-century print, for example, conservation intern Laura Neufeld faced many traditional paper conservation challenges. Pier Gustafson’s Father’s Suitcase, on the other hand, is a one-of-a kind artwork that required unique treatment solutions.

Conservation intern Laura Neufeld works on Pier Gustafson's paper suitcase

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Carving the Salon Doré

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on May 7, 2013
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Gilding the Salon Doré

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on April 8, 2013
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Behind the Scenes: De-installing the Salon Doré

Posted by Brinker Ferguson on March 6, 2013

Almost as soon as the Salon Doré was de-installed from Gallery 11 late last year, the comprehensive conservation and restoration project began (and continues today in full view of the public in Gallery 13). Before a single component of the room was removed, however, months of planning and research went into readying the Salon Doré for this massive undertaking.

Deconstruction

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A Devil in the Details

Posted by Laura Neufeld on February 12, 2013

The special exhibition Rembrandt’s Century, currently on view alongside Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis, is striking both in its breadth and for the fact that the works on view all come from the Fine Arts Museums’ permanent collections. Preparations for this exhibition were lengthy, with some works requiring restoration treatments. In this blog post, paper conservation intern Laura Neufeld demonstrates how, in matters of conservation, the devil really is in the details.

Delff detail

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