Interact
SAAM conservator Ann Creager inpaints a William H. Johnson artwork, Portrait of a Man.
Conservator in Action
Witness the magic of paintings conservation in our latest video—and get the museum world's take on "before" and "after."
In this three-minute documentary, Ann Creager conserves a painting, Portrait of a Man, by William H. Johnson. Treating this damaged artwork took Ann several months, but you see an amazing transformation in this short video! (Requires Quicktime plugin; Movie, 10.6 MB)
When the Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens in July 2006, stop by to view conservators at work in our Lunder Conservation Center. There you will see museum staff examining and treating artworks in state-of-the-art laboratories. Plus, visit this painting in the new Luce Foundation Center for American Art, which will store 3,500 artworks in glass cases.
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[ American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, William H. Johnson, Art Conservation ]
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