by Cincinnati Art Museum

6/1/2023

Pride , LGBTQ+ , CAM collection

Enjoy these works in the museum’s collection by artists who identify as LGBTQ+ or address themes of LGBTQ+ representation and experience.

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

6/1/2023

CAMConservation , paper conservation , Courttney Cooper , mounting with magnets , Visionaries and Voices

This week, the museum installed a twenty-first century take on the monumental “roll-up” map.

by Obie Linn, Associate Conservator of Textiles

5/25/2023

CAMConservation , textile conservation , embroidery , indian textiles

This week, grab a sneak peek at “coming attractions” with this Indian floor spread! She’ll be the “star of the show” in our Anu and Shekhar Gallery of South Asian Art when installed at the end of June.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

5/25/2023

Mental Health Awareness

As the month of May comes to a close, the Cincinnati Art Museum recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month—a time dedicated to reducing the stigma associated with mental and behavioral health issues.

by Kelly Rectenwald, Associate Objects Conservator

5/18/2023

behind the scenes , objects conservation , CAMConservation , Jain Shrine

The treatment on our Jain Shrine is (finally!) nearing completion!

by Franck M. Mercurio, Publications Editor

5/15/2023

CAM collection , Paul Cezanne , CAMConservation

See the painting in Gallery 227 during your next visit.

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

5/11/2023

CAMConservation , paintings conservation , hopper

We recently cleaned Sunlight on Prospect Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts by Edward Hopper (1882–1967).

by Alex Otte Callon, Manager of the Rosenthal Education Center (REC)

5/9/2023

Rosenthal Education Center , REC Artist in Residence , Saul Steinberg

We recently sat down with Julia Lipovsky, the 2023 REC Artist in Residence.

by Emily Holtrop, Director of Education and Interpretation

4/28/2023

haley perkins , staff spotlight , art education , museum professions

Did you attend a lecture at the museum in the past year? Perhaps your favorite young person attended our summer camp in 2022. If the answer to either is yes, then you may have had the great opportunity of meeting Haley Perkins, a newer member of the Learning & Interpretation team.

by Obie Linn, Associate Conservator of Textiles

4/27/2023

CAMConservation , textile conservation , jacquard , american coverlets , delaware ohio

Does crisp spring weather make you crave a snuggly blanket? The Cincinnati Art Museum has several!

by Cincinnati Art Museum

4/27/2023

Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander artists , CAM collection

Enjoy these works by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander artists.

by Kelly Rectenwald, Associate Objects Conservator

4/20/2023

CAMConservation , Celadon Glaze , Chinese bowl , Marine life , Saltwater , objects conservation

This fifteenth-century Chinese ceramic bowl presents some intriguing features that tell a fascinating story of its past. Shells and barnacles cover the bowl’s surface. These unusual attachments are commonly seen on objects that have spent time in ocean environments, in this example, possibly the result of a shipwreck.

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

4/13/2023

CAMConservation , paintings conservation , Impressionism , Pierre Auguste Renoir

Painted by the French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), Fog on Guernsey recently paid a visit to our lab for cleaning—and it let us in on a charming secret.

by Nathaniel M. Stein, Curator of Photography

4/11/2023

photography , collect , animals

From April 11–August 10, 2023, the hallway gallery at the top of the museum’s Great Hall staircase will be full of critters.

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

4/6/2023

CAMConservation , Laurence Sisson , paper conservation , Cincinnati Scenes

A recent bequest of 20th-century American prints and paintings includes this view of Cincinnati by Laurence Sisson (1928–2015). Painted in watercolor with pen and black ink, the scene captures downtown buildings overlooking the Ohio River as Sisson saw them in 1954.

by Obie Linn, Textile Conservator

3/30/2023

CAMConservation , textile conservation , pink dress

Treatment is complete for this 1920s silk chiffon and velvet dress which showed loss in several places, including the right shoulder.

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

3/29/2023

member magazine , Try Your Hand

Congratulations to museum member, Caroline Gollar, the winner of our 1881 Member Magazine “Try Your Hand” contest for Spring 2023.

by Kelly Rectenwald, Associate Objects Conservator

3/23/2023

behind the scenes , objects conservation , CAMConservation

After removing all the old adhesive and over paint, we revealed several areas of loss to the painted scene on the glazed surface. This loss was likely caused by the same incident that damaged the foot causing the piece to break into multiple fragments.

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

3/16/2023

CAMConservation , paintings conservation , British portraiture

This portrait of an anonymous lady by an anonymous British artist was so dirty that only the most basic details were visible before conservation.

by Erin Robichaud, AmeriCorps Member

3/13/2023

AmeriCorps , ServeOhio , Ohio History Service Corps , Queen City Pollinator Project

Happy AmeriCorps Week! This week ServeOhio (Ohio’s commission on service and volunteerism) celebrates and recognizes AmeriCorps members who serve Ohio communities.

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

3/9/2023

CAMConservation , John Ruthven , paper conservation

Paper conservation often involves undoing repairs by others who don’t have the knowledge or materials needed to best preserve the art. I recently examined a drawing by Cincinnati artist John Ruthven (1924 – 2020) with a long tear that had been mended with pressure sensitive tape, often referred to as “Scotch tape.”

by Obie Linn, Associate Conservator of Textiles

3/2/2023

behind the scenes , objects conservation , CAMConservation , Palampore , South Asian Art , textile conservation

Are you a pal of Indian textiles? Then be sure to see the palampore currently on display in the South Asian Gallery!

by Cincinnati Art Museum

3/1/2023

Women's History Month , collection , women in art , women artists

Explore works by women artists in the museum's collection.

by Kelly Rectenwald, Associate Objects Conservator

2/23/2023

behind the scenes , objects conservation , CAMConservation , Jain Shrine

While cleaning and conserving our Jain shrine, we discovered several layers of paint from different periods of its history. The carved wooden designs would have been repainted several times during its use as a devotional object.

by Guest Contributor James Neville, Art Teacher, Cincinnati Public Schools

2/22/2023

Teachers , love story , Evenings for Educators , summer teacher institute , Cincinnati Bengals

This story begins with Samantha Gaier, the museum’s Associate Director of School-Based Learning, asking about my personalized Super Bowl XLI Bengals jersey during a “visual arts professional development day” for art teachers with Cincinnati Public Schools. Little did she know, the jersey was just a small part of a larger story, a love story that began almost 40 years earlier.

by Brett Hornberger, M.Ed. Early Childhood Teacher / Teaching Professor, Xavier University

2/16/2023

Evenings for Educators , montessori , early childhood education , Georgia O’Keeffe , photography

Inspired by the brilliant photography of Georgia O’Keeffe, Montessori students from the Xavier University Montessori Lab School experienced a novel three-part lesson about the innovative female artist.

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

2/16/2023

CAMConservation , paintings conservation , Sir Joshua Reynolds , portrait , British catalog project , European Paintings

These three portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792) have come out of storage and into the conservation lab for the museum’s British catalog project . They are due to be examined, and perhaps treated, before heading to our photography department for high resolution imaging.

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

2/15/2023

Staff Highlights , CAM staff , CAM favorites

From greeters to grounds keepers to gallery attendants, our frontline staff experience the museum’s collections firsthand, every day. Check out these six artworks—curated by staff members in Visitor Services, Building & Grounds, and Museum Security—and discover why each represents a favorite work of art.

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

2/9/2023

Illustration of Hell , Comparative Hell: Arts of Asian Underworlds , paper conservation , Hand scroll display

A larger portion of the painting is currently on view in New York until May 7, after which the scroll will travel to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and be on exhibit June 16–September 18, 2023.

by Geoff Edwards, Archivist / Records Manager, Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives

2/9/2023

Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives , artist files , Thom Shaw , Cincinnati artists , Black History Month , Black artists

In honor of Black History Month, the library is currently displaying the artist file of Thom Shaw (1947–2010), one of Cincinnati’s best known and most admired contemporary artists.