28741 - CMA UP CLOSE: MATERIALS AND PROCESSES (IN-PERSON)
2881313
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In-Person
CWRU-Siegal Lifelong Learning
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Course Description
This course will offer insights into the materials and processes that artists use in making art, as well as the methods museum professionals use to conserve andexhibit them. Hear perspectives from conservators, preparators, curators, and educators on the materials, making, care, and display of art. Individual session topics include: the special exhibition Picasso and Paper, which highlights Picasso’s appreciation of and experimentation with paper revealed in works ranging from collages, sculptures, drawings, and prints in an array of techniques; the connections between an 18th century richly decorated burse (purse) to hold the monarch’s Great Seal of the Realm and portraits in the colonial American gallery; the importance of calligraphy and ceramics in Japanese culture; and discussion of other parts of the museum’s permanent collection and rotating exhibitions.
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