Seminar on conservation of outdoor bronze sculpture

Our July 17 - 28, 2000 New York City seminar, Introduction to the
Conservation of Outdoor Bronze Sculpture, closes registration May
15, 2000. Check the New York Conservation Foundation web site for
past and current bronze seminars (<URL:http://www.nycf.org/>  click
on Projects and also on Summer, and be sure to click on text images
to reach more pictures of seminar activities). Registration and fees
are detailed on the web site; contact us at NYConsnFdn [at] aol__com for a
recent syllabus, and updated information on local transportation,
food and housing.

Most people register for the first week, a mix of lectures, field
exercises and monument condition survey tours in New York City. This
summer we will have lectures from outdoor bronze corrosion
researcher and conservator Helena Strandberg, PhD, art historian and
conservator John Scott, MA, MA-CAS, and art historian sculpture
experts Andrew Butterfield, PhD and Joan Pachner PhD. Participants
can bring short slide talks about condition and care of outdoor
bronze sculpture in their home areas.

Last summer's first week participants included an arts administrator
for the City of Philadelphia, an artisan newly hired to lead the
monuments maintenance staff at NYC's Central Park, an Australian
regional center sculpture conservator, a Swiss conservator and
university professor, a German objects conservator, and a chemist
interested in conservation. Four gave short talks on outdoor
sculpture "back home," and we all participated freely in relaxed
discussions surrounding the seminar lectures, field tours and
exercises. Participants agreed their time and funds were very well
and enjoyably spent. Seminar second week registrants accompany John
Scott daily for field exercises maintaining outdoor bronzes. A
vigorous good time,

John Scott
New York Conservation Foundation
212-714-0620
Fax: 212-714-0149


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