Fakes and Forgeries: Unraveling Myth and Truth in the Art World with a Smithsonian Conservator скачать в хорошем качестве

Fakes and Forgeries: Unraveling Myth and Truth in the Art World with a Smithsonian Conservator

It’s quite rare for a work of art, historical icon or religious touchstone of significant age to survive without some evidence of repair. You will be given a brief history of the changes to “restoration”, a technique that followed WWII and the work of the “Monuments Men”. Examples of art forgeries, discoveries made during preparation of collections for exhibitions and the impacts of less-than expert restoration are covered and explored. Even more intriguing, has there been intentional deception? Has a “bad actor” who knows craftsmanship and historic fabrication techniques created a convincing forgery? Join Scott Nolley for a discussion of how art conservation combines knowledge of techniques in fabrication and repair, curatorial connoisseurship, research through forensic analysis, and hands-on study to unravel myth and truth in the art world. Scott Webster Nolley is an Art Conservator specializing in the treatment of paintings and objects. He received a B.A. in Art Conservation form Virginia Commonwealth University and an M.A. in Art Conservation from Buffalo State College in 1996. He has worked with the collections of museums and at historic sites the world over, including works from the British Royal Collections, the Gharapuri Temples on the Island of Elephanta in Mumbai India and, closer to home, The Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City Missouri and The Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts. Scott has provided technical assistance and methods development for projects that include the wall paintings at Pictograph Cave in Billings Montana, The Astoria Column in Astoria Oregon and the 2006 restoration of Virginia’s State Capitol Building. For a number of years he held the post of the Paintings and Objects Conservator for Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and currently holds the position of Conservator of Exhibitions and Loans at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. Scott has restored numerous works including those by artists such as Titian, Caravaggio, Giordano, Rubens and Picasso.