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Behind
the Scenes
The
staff of the Denver Art Museum works closely with the Asian Art
Department to prepare exhibitions, conserve and photograph objects,
mount works for display, print publications, and locate library
reference materials. These activities may not be apparent to museum
visitors, but they reflect the cooperative efforts of a dedicated
corps of museum staff and volunteers. In addition, the Asian Art
Department staff participates in cross-departmental activities
including serving on various museum committees.
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Eddie Jose and Kay Black
at Art Conservation, Inc.
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Conservation
of Korean Screen Paintings
2003 - 2004
A generous contribution from the Hilliard Family
Fund of The Denver Foundation enabled the Asian Art Department
to remount two Korean screens at Art Conservation, Inc. in Oakland,
California. Ephraim "Eddie" Jose removed the Denver
Art Museum’s paintings from their previous mountings, cleaned
them, and attached them onto new panels. Kay Black, research consultant
for Korean art, helped select fabrics for the folding screens.
Once too fragile to display, they are now refurbished for future
generations of museum visitors to enjoy.
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Alice Zrebiec with Tom Whitten
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Lighter
than Air: Gauze Robes from China
May
17- November 30, 2003
Alice Zrebiec, curator of the Textile Art Department,
worked with Tom Whitten of the Asian Art Department on the exhibition
Lighter than Air: Gauze Robes from China. In addition to
installing the robes in the Textile Art Gallery, Zrebiec prepared
an online version of the exhibition. The virtual exhibition offers
visitors an opportunity to see close-up views of ten beautifully
woven and embroidered garments from the 1700s to the early 1900s.
The attire worn at the Qing dynasty court often reflects the taste
of the Dowager Empress Cixi and reveals her influence on the fashions
of the time.
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Lighter than Air Exhibition
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Jessica
Fletcher in
Conservation Laboratory
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Conservation
of a Chinese Horse
2002 - 2003
Museum conservator Jessica Fletcher
stabilized the fragile powdery paint surface of a wooden Chinese
horse from the Han dynasty. Borrowing from the medical industry,
she modified a nebulizer to apply fine micro-droplets of an adhesive
onto the dissembled horse without forming a dark shiny coating
on its painted surfaces. Normally, a nebulizer is used to deliver
respiratory medications to human patients. Museum intern Josiah
Wagener assisted Fletcher with her innovative solution to a conservation
problem. Together, they spent over 100 hours to preserve the ancient
horse for future museum visitors to see.
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Donna
Pierce with
Philippine ivory
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Sunken
Treasures: Ming Dynasty Ceramics from a Chinese Shipwreck
November 18, 2000 - October 20, 2002
Donna Pierce, New World Art Department
curator of Spanish colonial art, selected Philippine ivories from
her collection to display with ceramics recovered from the cargo
of the San Isidro junk, a Chinese ship that sank off the Philippine
coast in the 1600s. She also helped coordinate the loan of Chinese
blue-and-white porcelain fragments excavated at the Palace of the
Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico. These objects provide information
about a commercial network that connected China, the Philippines,
America, and Europe.
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Sunken Treasures Exhibition
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Nancy
Blomberg
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China
Meets the American Southwest: Pottery Designs and Traditions
March 24, 2001 - April 28, 2002
Nancy Blomberg, Native Arts Department curator, selected
pottery made in the American Southwest to display with ancient Chinese
pottery of the Neolithic period. Many people see a similarity between
these ceramics because of a resemblance in materials, techniques,
shapes, and motifs. However, there are distinct differences between
the two ceramic traditions and no proof of a cultural connection
between them.
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China Meets the American Southwest Exhibition
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