2005 Participating Institutions
101. These six paintings well represent the extensive, diversified collection of the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona. The two Old Master "Madonna and Child with St. John" images of are both early 16th-Century paintings. The left image is attributed to Michele Tosini (1472-1528) while the right is by Antonio Sacchis, called Pordenone (1483-1539). Could there be any more of an American icon than Grandma Moses (1860-1961)? Her piece is balanced with the wonderful American Impressionist Hugh Bolton Jones (1848-1927). The lower left painting is by William Keith (1839-1911). His work is clearly influenced by Ryder and Blakelock. These artists added varnish to the paint layer causing an overall darkening of the spatial effects. The final painting is by the Scottish artist Thomas Faed (1826-1900). Due to moisture intake, the varnish layer has oxidized resulting in a visually-disturbing, blanched appearance. Proper removal of the surface film will return the original intent.
Michelle Tosini "Madonna and Child with St. John" H. 33" X W. 24" Before Treatment			Antonio Sacchis, called Pordenone "Madonna and Child with St. John" H. 19 1/4" X W. 16" Before Treatment
Grandma Moses "Home of Hezekiah King, 1776" 1943 H. 20" X W. 24" Before Treatment			Hugh Bolton Jones "Connecticut Landscape" H. 36" X W. 56" Before Treatment
William Keith "Moonlight" H. 30" X W. 38" Before Treatment			Thomas Faed "Woman Beside a Fire" H. 30" X W. 21" Before Treatment
Keith During Cleaning			Faed During Cleaning
Moses During Cleaning			Jones During Cleaning
Tosini During Cleaning			Pordenone During Cleaning
Tosini After Treatment			Pordenone After Treatment
Moses After Treatment			Jones After Treatment
Keith After Treatment			Faed After Treatment
102. The right portrait is a wonderful image of Chief Oshkosh. Oshkosh was born in 1795 and was the grandson of the Chief of the Menomonee tribe. He fought in the War of 1812 on the British side but later changed allegiance to the Americans in the Black Hawk War. Oshkosh led a colorful life and died in consequence of a drunken brawl. His death came just a few days after this portrait was completed in 1858 by Samuel Marsden Brookes (1816-1892). The painting, in European dress, is reminiscent of the "Portrait of Black Hawk" on page 20. Both portraits are from the outstanding collection of Native Americans owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
Kurt Schaldach "Fitting Out" H. 32" X W. 25" Before Treatment			Samuel Marsden Brookes "Chief Oshkosh"1858 H. 36" X W. 29" Before Treatment
Schaldach During Cleaning			Brookes During Cleaning
After Treatment			After Treatment
103.The Flint Museum of Art's holdings span the centuries. The upper left image is in the style of a 16th-Century portrait while the upper right image is a beautiful Dutch Baroque portrait by Gerard ter Borch (1617-1681). The image is reminiscent of the soft sensual surface in Van Dyck's, "Portrait of Frans Snyders" in the Frick Collection. Cleaning will offer a dramatic change. The lower left image is by Francois Cachoud (1866-1943). Cachoud studied with Delaunay and also with Gustave Moreau, becoming widely known for his landscape scenes, especially those depicted in the moonlight. He first exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1892, and showed regularly there until 1940. He won the gold medal at the l'Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1937. The lower right scene is by Heinrich Rasch (1840-1913).
Anon. "Portrait of a Man" H. 9" X W. 7" Before Treatment			Gerard ter Borch "Portrait of Pieter Boel" ca.1650  H. 17 1/2" X W. 12 3/4" Before
F. Cachoud "Moonlight Road to Savoy" 1877  H. 25" X W. 32" Before			Heinrich Rasch "Harbor Scene" H. 23" X W. 46" Before Treatment
Cachoud During Cleaning			Rasch During Cleaning
Anon. "Portrait of a Man" During Cleaning			ter Borch "Portrait of Pieter Boel" During Cleaning
After Treatment			After Treatment
After Treatment			After Treatment
104. The DuSable Museum of African American History is one of America's outstanding museums devoted to the collection, documentation, preservation, study and dissemination of the history and culture of Africans and Americans of African decent. The holdings are outstanding as portrayed by these three oils by some of our country's greatest artists. The beautiful upper left image is by William S. Carter (1909-1996). Carter was born in St. Louis but moved to Chicago to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was a local WPA artist and taught at the well-known South Side Community Art Center in Chicago for many years. The powerful left image is by Charles White (1918-1979). White was well known for his abilities in many media including lithography, linocut, charcoal and ink as well as his riveting oils. The lower image is by the great Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937). The Art Institute of Chicago owns Tanner's haunting "Self-Portrait" while his American icon, "The Banjo Lesson " is in the collection of the Huntington Memorial Library in Hampton, Virginia. Tanner initially studied with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. In 1891 he moved to Paris where he studied at the Academie Julian. His "Resurrection of Lazarus" won the gold medal at the Salon of 1897 and was later purchased by the French government. Tanner died in Étaples, Normandy, France in 1937.
William Carter "Madonna" H. 24" X W. 20" Before Treatment			Charles White "A Man to Remember" H. 30" X W. 24" Before Treatment
Henry Ossawa Tanner "Florida Everglades" 1894 H. 14" X W. 18 1/8" Before Treatment
Tanner During Cleaning			White During Cleaning
Tanner After Treatment			White After Treatment
105. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum opened this year to much acclaim. The 200,000 square foot complex is situated in downtown Springfield, Illinois. The Presidential Library opened to the public on October 14th, 2004. The Presidential Museum fully opened on April 19, 2005, culminating with a formal dedication ceremony attended by Governor Blagojevich and President and Mrs. Bush. The collection includes a copy of the Gettysburg Address and a signed Emancipation Proclamation. The below paintings are a part of the museum's extensive holdings.
Anon. "Portrait of Benjamin Edwards" H. 32" X W. 28" Before Treatment			P. Servar "The Battle of Bull Run" (Detail) 1919  H. 60" X W. 118" Before Treatment
During Cleaning			During Cleaning
After Treatment			After Treatment Detail
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