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Ariel O'Connor
Objects Conservator
Ariel O’Connor is an Objects Conservator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She preserves and studies three-dimensional art objects, maintains the outdoor sculpture collection, and researches materials and technology in early bronze casting.