by Conservation

6/13/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , paper conservation , indian painting , carl bimel collection

This month a new group of paintings is on display in the Indian gallery.

by Conservation

5/30/2019

Joseph Urban , 1920s desk lamps , behind the scenes , conservation

This week the objects conservator is working on an unusual project requiring the skills of an electrician.

by Megan Nauer, Marketing & Communications Coordinator

5/30/2019

burning man , black rock desert , nevada , No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man

Happening every August in Nevada’s inhospitable Black Rock Desert, a thriving metropolis rises from the playa dust for a single week.

by Conservation

5/23/2019

panting conservation , infrared , infrared imaging , duveneck , underdrawing , underpainting , infrared photography , behind the scenes

This large unfinished work by Frank Duveneck is in the paintings conservation lab to be examined.

by Conservation

5/16/2019

keisai eisen , kimono , bijin-ga , paper conservation , conservation , behind the scenes , stations of the tokai road

A group of Japanese prints depicting women wearing elaborate garments was recently in the paper lab.

by Monica Bober, Rachel Ellison

5/13/2019

Staff Highlights , Google Cultural Institute , CAM favorites

Here are some of Monica's favorite pieces in our permanent collection!

by Amy Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts & Design

5/10/2019

behind the scenes , curatorial blog , art deco , decorative art and design

Recently, while working on a forthcoming project with ties to art deco and film, I was sifting through film stills from the late 1920s and early 30s.

by Conservation

5/9/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , objects conservation , No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man , Goddess of the Silver Spike , Autumn Adamme , Kalico Delafay

Sometimes dirt is part of an object's unique story.

by Kaitlyn Sharo

5/8/2019

Mother's Day , Terrace Cafe , Shopping , Paris 1900 , gallery experiences

Treat your mother to a day of art, food, shopping and more!

by Jennifer Hardin

5/3/2019

Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives , libary blog

In 1926, Rockwell Kent was commissioned by Lakeside Press to design and illustrate a limited edition of Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece, Moby Dick, or the Whale (1851.)

by Conservation

5/2/2019

objects conservation , art conservation , museum conservation , japanese art , japanese tobacco box , behind the scenes , conservation

It is hard to imagine this arrangement of wooden fragments as a three-dimensional object, that’s why it has been in the conservation lab receiving some much needed attention.

by Conservation

4/26/2019

paintings , conservation , inpainting , Isaak Soreau , flemish still life , flyspecks , insects

Sometimes our paintings conservator might find an ancient flyspeck on a painting.

by Liz Lloyd

4/24/2019

Evenings for Educators , professional development , Teacher resources , learning & interpretation , education , lesson plans

Check out the lesson plans from our last Evenings for Educators!

by Carola Bell

4/22/2019

Staff Highlights , Google Cultural Institute , CAM favorites , behind the scenes

Here are some of Carola's favorite pieces in our permanent collection!

by Jennifer Hardin

4/22/2019

Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives , Art Academy of Cincinanti , archives , records

The Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives holds the records of the Art Academy of Cincinnati and its predecessor, the McMicken School of Design.

by Conservation

4/18/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , James W. and Mary Louise McLaughlin , Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives , paper conservation , archival conservation

Between doing conservation treatments for upcoming exhibitions, our paper conservator and her intern are working on a group of documents from the Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives.

by Dan Diemer

4/11/2019

Evenings for Educators , Paris 1900: City of Entertainment , Teacher resources , professional development , learning & interpretation

Our lesson’s theme is “River Cities’ Scenes: Paris on the Seine/Cincinnati on the Ohio.”

by Conservation

4/11/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , Dollyver , textile conservation

What does the 1850 census have to do with textile conservation? And this rag doll?

by Conservation

4/4/2019

Etsuko Nishi , Conservation , behind the scenes , glass sculpture , modern art

Objects Conservation is working on this modern glass sculpture by Japanese artist Etsuko Nishi.

by Conservation

3/28/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , Walter Schofield , black light , paintings conservation

In the course of examining this early 20th century painting by American Impressionist Walter Schofield, our paintings conservator noticed a curious thing.

by Allison Heisel

3/25/2019

Evenings for Educators , drawing , Elizabeth Nourse

Figure drawing is a basic fundamental practice for an advanced drawing class.

by Conservation

3/21/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , Kenyon Cox , paper conservation

Kenyon Cox was both a student and a teacher at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. His drawing Satyr and Two Children from 1876 passed through the Paper Lab on its way to the exhibition.

by Angela Mascolino

3/18/2019

Evenings for Educators , Maria Longworth , Rookwood Pottery Company

The March Evenings For Educators will celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Elizabeth Nourse and others.

by Andrew Palamara, Rachel Ellison

3/15/2019

Staff Highlights , Google Cultural Institute , CAM favorites

Here are some of Andrew's favorite pieces in our permanent collection!

by Conservation

3/14/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , Terrace Cafe , Dollyver

The museum’s Terrace Café will make you a beautiful meal, but this week, they also lent a hand to conservation!

by Helen Rindsberg

3/13/2019

Japanese Woodblock , April Vollmer , Cincinnati Asian Art Society

Artist April Vollmer will help the Cincinnati Art Museum celebrate its outstanding Japanese woodblock print collection at a special event from the Cincinnati Asian Art Society on Sunday, March 31.

by Conservation

3/7/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , Metropolitan Museum of Art , Nabataean Shrine

Earlier this month our objects conservator and one of our mount makers traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC to install our Nabataean Shrine for the first time in 15 years!

by Conservation

2/28/2019

behind the scenes , conservation , paintings , Frank Duveneck , Ralston Crawford , Walter Elmer Schofield

By complete coincidence, three very large ships were recently at anchor in the paintings conservation studio.

by Amy Cholkas

2/25/2019

Evenings for Educators , Teacher resources , lesson plans , professional development

Cellist and classically trained vocalist, Kate Wakefield was featured at February’s Evening for Educators, so I developed my lesson, “Stringed Instrument Collage” to connect music and art.

by Lauren Marcum

2/20/2019

Evenings for Educators , teachers , education , professional development

At this month’s Evenings for Educators, I will be presenting a lesson merging both art and music that my partner teacher and I refer to as “Picasso Guitars.”