First Enamel Conservation Symposium Held in U.S.
Experts’ Meeting on Enamel on Metal Conservation (Open to the Public)
October 8 and 9, 2010
The art of enameling, which involves fusing colorful glass to a metal substrate, has been practiced over millennia. The earliest recognized examples are Mycenean and date to the thirteenth century BC. Beautiful objects in a wide variety of forms can be found in museums worldwide, including The Frick Collection, known for its important Renaissance painted enamels from the Limoges region of France. The study of this medium by artists active in the craft today thrives, as does scholarly attention on the part of academics, curators, scientists, and conservators. In 2006 a group was created to focus on the conservation of and technical issues related to enamels. At that time, two specialist groups in glass and metal from the International Council of Museums — Conservation Committee (ICOM-CC) established the Enamel Group and hosted their first meeting in France.
On October 8 and 9, 2010, The Frick Collection will host the group’s third conference — the first to be held in the United States — and conservators, collectors, students, artists, and scholars are invited to attend. During this important two-day event, a wide range of papers will be delivered by a group of international specialists.
List of Speakers (PDF version) | Program | Group Discussion
Meeting Outline
The 2010 meeting is a day and a half of lectures including a panel discussion and a half-day to visit enamel collections in New York. The event is coordinated by The Frick Collection’s Assistant Conservator, Julia Day, and the ICOM-CC Glass and Ceramics Working Group’s Assistant Coordinator, Agnès Gall Ortlik.
The lectures will take place in the Music Room of the Frick and will cover issues related to the preservation of enamels, new scientific research, and technical and art historical studies. The panel discussion will feature experts who will discuss the conservation and analysis of enamels. The results from this discussion will be reviewed at the end of the meeting and will create a foundation for current methodology in these areas. A reception, coffee breaks, self-guided tour, and extended abstracts will be included in the event.
The registration fee is $100 ($50 for students).
When making travel plans, please note that the Enamel Group meeting occurs between the two other East Coast meetings of related interest: the Glass and Ceramics Working Group of ICOM-CC, which is holding its Interim Meeting from October 3 through 6, 2010, at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, and the Metals Working Group, from October 11 through 15, 2010, at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina.
List of Speakers
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