Libraries' Surprising Special Collections
Smithsonian.com, January 2, 2009
Tucked away in libraries across the country are unexpected archives and world-class treasures.
Articles: Art
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Conservation Wars
Oberlin Alumi Magazine, Fall 2002, Vol. 98 No. 2
James Beck '52 leads an ardent campaign against potentially damaging restorations. Professional conservators disagree.
Rocket Science and Art Restoration
Discover, January 2001
Art Conservator Ellen Baxter was baffled. The morning after a gala exhibition opening at Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Museum, she discovered someone had planted a kiss on a vintage Warhol painting— "Bathtub"— and left behind a full-lipped imprint of bright red lipstick.