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CONSERVATION AND MUSEUM APPOINTMENTS |
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
WATTS TOWERS CONSERVATION PROJECT
Project funded by the City of Los Angeles and contracted to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to develop a monitoring program and new treatment proposals for a full-scale restoration of the Watts Towers.
Position held:
Assistant Conservator
2012-2015
WATTS TOWERS CONSERVATION PROJECT
Project funded by the City of Los Angeles and contracted to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to develop a monitoring program and new treatment proposals for a full-scale restoration of the Watts Towers.
Position held:
Assistant Conservator
2012-2015
PROJECT WEBSITE
PUBLICATION
PRESS
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MATERIALS TESTING
Design of two-layer application of elastomeric silicone-based material to maximize material functionality and encourage visual integration with the surrounding cement, glass, and ceramic substrate.
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Test application of amended elastomeric silicone-based material in two layers for visual integration with the substrate.
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IN SITU TESTING
Before and after treatment documentation of a polymer-modified mortar repair to one of the vertically-facings surfaces of the base of the Central Tower.
GRISWOLD CONSERVATION ASSOCIATES
Griswold Conservation Associates (GCA) is an objects and architectural conservation firm based in Culver City, CA. GCA applies museum-based conservation and preservation practices to the preservation, maintenance and treatment of art objects, artifacts, cultural heritage materials, and historic architecture.
Position held, Conservation Technician
2010-2012
Griswold Conservation Associates (GCA) is an objects and architectural conservation firm based in Culver City, CA. GCA applies museum-based conservation and preservation practices to the preservation, maintenance and treatment of art objects, artifacts, cultural heritage materials, and historic architecture.
Position held, Conservation Technician
2010-2012
COMPANY WEBSITE
PRESS
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SELIG ZOO ANIMAL SCULPTURES, PROPERTY OF THE LOS ANGELES ZOO, 2010-2011
RESTORATION OF SELIG ZOO ELEPHANTS
RESTORATION OF SELIG ZOO ELEPHANTS
2011. Carlo Romanelli, elephant from Selig Zoo Animal Sculptures, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California (1910)
Before treatment including cleaning, biocide treatment, insertion of stainless steel rods, reattachment of detached fragments, fabrication of missing components, selective epoxy injection, and visual integration. |
2011. Carlo Romanelli, elephant from Selig Zoo Animal Sculptures, Los Angeles, Zoo, Los Angeles, California (1910)
After treatment. |
Positioning a fragment of one of four elephant trunks.
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Preparation for silicone mold application for casting the trunk fragment to create multiples for the remaining three elephants.
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DAFFODIL TERRACE OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, MORSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 2011
REPLACEMENT OF MISSING ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND INSTALLATION
2011. Louis Comfort Tiffany, Daffodil Terrace, Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida (1915)
Marble faux finish painting of surfaces of constructed wood box beams to replace unrecovered wood box beams. The original wood beams were destroyed during the fire that consumed Laurelton Hall, Tiffany's estate, in 1957. |
2011. Louis Comfort Tiffany, Daffodil Terrace, Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida (1915)
After installation of the Daffodil Terrace at the Morse Museum of American Art. One of the box beams from the previous image is pictured here (horizontal beam above the four columns with cast glass daffodil bouquets.) |
THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, 2012
CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF FOUR, HUBERT LE SUEUR SCULPTURES
2012. Hubert Le Sueur, Apollo Belvedere, one of four over life size figure sculptures, Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Pasadena, California. (1634)
Before treatment of the four sculptures. |
2012. Hubert Le Sueur, Apollo Belvedere, one of four over life size figure sculptures, Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Pasadena, California. (1634)
After treatment. |
NORTON SIMON MUSEUM OF ART
The Norton Simon Museum of Art, established in 1974, houses the combined collections of American Industrialist and Philanthropist, Norton Simon, and the collection of the Pasadena Art Museum, the former inhabitant of the museum and a collection that focused on 20th century artists.
Positions held, Assistant to the Director of Operations and Junior Conservator
2007-2010
The Norton Simon Museum of Art, established in 1974, houses the combined collections of American Industrialist and Philanthropist, Norton Simon, and the collection of the Pasadena Art Museum, the former inhabitant of the museum and a collection that focused on 20th century artists.
Positions held, Assistant to the Director of Operations and Junior Conservator
2007-2010
COMPANY WEBSITE
SELECT INSTALLATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
INSTALLATION OF SAM FRANCIS, BASEL MURAL 1, 2009
Installation of Sam Francis, Basel Mural 1 after acquisition of two additional panels and repainting of the gallery
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After reinstallation of Basel Mural 1 and two additional panels.
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INSTALLATION OF PETER VOULKOS, BLACK DIVIDE BUTTE, 2010
Installation of Peter Voulkos, Black Divide Butte, after pouring of cement base for permanent outdoor exhibition.
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After installation of Black Divide Butte.
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EXHIBITIONS MANAGEMENT, 2007-2010
Gaze: Portraiture After Ingres exhibition, 2009
View of finished installation of paintings on the gallery wall after wall preparation, painting, signage, and lighting. |
Marcel Duchamp Redux exhibition, 2008
Installation of Marcel Duchamp, Boite-En-Valise (Box in a Suitcase), 1961, on fabricated vitrine. |