Category Archives: Paintings

The Many Faces of George Washington

Posted on February 9, 2018

Late in life, artist Rembrandt Peale (1778–1860) embarked on a mission to introduce a new generation to George Washington, a person he felt a certain affinity with since they shared a February 22 birthday, albeit 46 years apart. Washington certainly … Continue reading →

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The Precarious Profession of Painting

Posted on January 3, 2018

Early in his career, painter John Lewis Krimmel sketched a scene of two men demanding payment from a distraught artist seated at his easel, wife and children helplessly witnessing his shame. Krimmel may have been practicing his compositional skills in … Continue reading →

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Blossoming Prints: The Dutch Flower Still Life Tradition at Winterthur

Posted on March 20, 2017

Winterthur welcomes the first day of spring with printed flowers in bloom! Visitors to Winterthur know that Henry Francis du Pont’s love of flowers and gardens extended to his collecting and decorating practices. In addition to displaying fresh flowers in … Continue reading →

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Sleuthing in Rare Books to Reveal an Art Lover’s Interest, Part Two

Posted on February 1, 2016

The works of art in my possession were not purchased with a view to selfishly enjoying them; for, believing that collections of good pictures serve as educators in art and tend to foster a refined and healthful taste, I have … Continue reading →

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Washington, Warhol, and Winterthur: Unexpected Provenance in the Museum Collection

Posted on September 4, 2013

“I find that some museums know a good deal more about the histories of their things than I do about ours; therefore I want to get family histories whenever possible.” Henry Francis du Pont wrote this to a dealer, Winsor White, … Continue reading →

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Painted Rooms: An Artist’s Vision of Winterthur

Posted on November 2, 2012

I will never forget the first time I saw one of Michael Hunt’s paintings. I was in High Point, North Carolina in the spring of 1996 at the International Home Furnishings Market for my job at Winterthur in licensed products. … Continue reading →

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Resurrected Abelam Bark Painting

Posted on August 22, 2012

Among the wide range of objects I treated at the Brooklyn Museum this past year is a large bark painting from Papua New Guinea. Read about it here on the Brooklyn Museum Blog. Ellen Moody received a BA in art … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Prismatarium

Posted on August 6, 2012

For two weeks this summer, I had the privilege of helping conserve a vibrantly colored ceiling mural at the Maritime Museum located next to the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. This project grew my enthusiasm for public art, and it … Continue reading →

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Travels through Conservation: Preserving Temperance

Posted on April 25, 2012

By Director of Conservation Lois Alcott Price The Textile Lab has recently been the site of a collaboration between painting and textile conservation. Flaking paint on a fragile silk edged cotton banner scheduled for exhibition in Uncorked! Wine, Objects & … Continue reading →

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