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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Oil Painting Series by Howard Garrison: Researched and Conserved by Jessica Brenneke

April, 2016 by Amanda Horned

BEFORE CONSERVATION   An Ozarks native of Christian County, Howard Garrison was a colorful character. He is remembered most as a bootlegger and as a businessman, perhaps most importantly as the first owner of the Ozarks landmark known as the Riverside Inn, which he designed, built, and decorated after purchasing five acres of land along Finley Creek. However, as … [Read more...] about Oil Painting Series by Howard Garrison: Researched and Conserved by Jessica Brenneke

Filed Under: 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century art, american midwest culture, christian county museum, howard garrison, oil painting

Turtle Shell Basketry Mask: Researched and Conserved by Marissa Ewing

April, 2016 by Amanda Horned

BEFORE CONSERVATION AFTER CONSERVATION The art of the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea revolves heavily around men’s societies and their associated ceremonies and initiations. Sepik River religions involve ancestor worship, and many of the masks produced in this region represent either mythological or ancestral spirits, which are believed to provide aid in warfare … [Read more...] about Turtle Shell Basketry Mask: Researched and Conserved by Marissa Ewing

Filed Under: 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century art, basketry, mask, oceania, papua new guinea, sepik river region

Gravestones at the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Allison Robbins, Megan Kell, and Amanda Horned

March, 2016 by Amanda Horned

Rural or “garden” cemeteries such as the Union Campground Cemetery were established in the early 19th century and continue to be used in the United States today. Stone and concrete grave markers, including headstones, footstones, and sometimes side rails or box tombs, are used in such cemeteries, the result of long-held traditions for marking graves that began in the European … [Read more...] about Gravestones at the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Allison Robbins, Megan Kell, and Amanda Horned

Filed Under: 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: american midwest culture, gravestone, headstone, union campground cemetery

Mississippian Female Figural Vessel: Researched and Conserved by Olivia Hunter

March, 2016 by Amanda Horned

BEFORE CONSERVATION AFTER CONSERVATION This figural vessel was produced by people of the Mississippian cultures. Flourishing between approximately 800 to 1600 C.E., these cultures lived in what are now the mid-western and eastern regions of the United States. They were known for their complex settlements, architecture and mound-building, their societal structures … [Read more...] about Mississippian Female Figural Vessel: Researched and Conserved by Olivia Hunter

Filed Under: 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: ceramic, figural vessel, mississippian culture, ralph foster museum

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  • 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
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  • 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
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  • 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
  • 2018 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa
  • 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa

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