Internship at Freer Gallery

Chinese Painting Conservation Internship
Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M.
Sackler Gallery, the national museum of Asian art for the United
States, is offering a four to nine month internship in the field of
Chinese painting conservation.  The intern will receive training in
traditional Chinese painting conservation working under the guidance
of specialists in the Department of Conservation and Scientific
Research.  Training may entail any of a number of aspects of
treatment, such as dyeing and preparing repair papers, applying
backing papers and patches, repairing creases, and studying mounting
styles and methods.  While candidates with no prior experience in
East Asian painting conservation will be considered, the candidates
must have knowledge of the ethical and professional principles that
apply to the conservation of works of art and demonstrate a
commitment to a career in conservation.

A starting date for the internship period may be proposed for any
time between April and June, 2004.  Interns will receive a stipend
of up to $2,000 per month plus some funding for travel expenses to
and from Washington, D.C.  This internship is made possible by a
grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.  For further information, call
202-633-0364 or send email to dcsr [at] asia__si__edu.

Application deadline: January 1, 2004.  Applications should include
a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, the names and addresses of
three references, and be sent to

    Chinese Painting Conservation Internship
    Department of Conservation and Scientific Research
    Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
    Smithsonian Institution
    PO Box 37012
    Freer Bldg, RM G200, MRC 707
    Washington DC 20013-7012
    U.S.A.


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