Pursuing Knowledge of Artists’ Materials Production and Conservation Expertise as War Booty
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Harvard Art Museums
Free
Morwenna Blewett discusses how Allied agencies sought information about German artist materials and cultural property conservation in the 1940s.
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- Ages: 18 and Adults.
- Wheelchair accessible.
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Cost
This Event is free!
Free admission, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Limited complimentary parking is available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.
Dates and Times
Tue, June 11 2024 6:15PM – 7:15PM
The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors to the hall will open for seating at 5:45pm.
Additional information
In this lecture, Morwenna Blewett, paintings conservator and associate member of Worcester College at the University of Oxford, will explore the role of representatives of British color manufacturers Winsor & Newton, Ltd., and George Rowney & Company, who spent nearly a month in Germany attempting to gain knowledge of German art materials in order to improve their own.
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Last updated June 3, 2024.
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