Gallery Talk: Graphite Drawings and Preservation

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  • Harvard Art Museums
  • Free

    This drawing includes ten partial sketches of cats, with nine forming a circle and one in the center.

    Conservation fellow Valeria Pesce will discuss the preservation considerations of graphite drawings in the exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge.

    No application or registration needed.

    Cost

    This Evento is free!

    Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

    Ubicación

    • In-person only.

    Harvard Art Museums
    32 Quincy
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    Estados Unidos

    Neighborhood
  • Neighborhood 9

    Dates and Times

    Jueves, Octubre 16 12:30PM – 1PM

    Additional information

    This talk by paper conservation fellow Valeria Pesce will introduce visitors to the distinctive qualities and preservation considerations of artworks created with graphite on paper. She will examine selected drawings on view in the exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawings from Gray to Black, highlighting key visual indicators and factors that guide conservation approaches.


     

    Free

    This drawing includes ten partial sketches of cats, with nine forming a circle and one in the center.

    Jueves, Octubre 16 12:30PM – 1PM

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