Fellowship at Yale

Fellowship for 2010-2011
Yale University Art Gallery Conservation Department

The Yale University Art Gallery is seeking applications for a
graduate fellowship beginning in September 2010 and running through
the summer of 2011.

The department is conserving murals and ceiling paintings from the
former Huntington mansion, planned for installation in renovated
galleries of the Yale University Art Gallery.

The works include 31 pieces--28 lunettes and 3 ceiling paintings,
all of which were donated to Yale in 1926 by Archer Huntington, son
of railroad magnate Collis Huntington. Two ceiling paintings will be
installed in the ceiling of the American Decorative Arts Galleries.
The lunettes will adorn the American Paintings and Sculpture
Galleries, the larger ones displayed in such a way as to reflect
their original installation in the Huntington mansion. The smaller
paintings will be integrated into the installation. The murals have
been stored at the Yale Art Gallery for many years and are in need
of treatment in order for them to be exhibitable. Harsh removal
techniques and inferior initial storage caused damage that requires
extensive treatment.

The work will be carried out in the Conservation Studio of the Yale
University Art Gallery, currently located off-site from the museum
in Yale's Library Shelving Facility, which house much of the
Gallery's collection, the Visual Resources Department, and part of
the Installations Department.

Candidates must be enrolled in, or have completed a conservation
training program, or have equivalent experience, and be legally
entitled to work in the United States. Stipend for the nine-month
position is $24,000, plus benefits. Given that the Conservation Lab
is off-site, it would be preferable for the employee to have a car
or bicycle.

Please submit the following no later than June 1, 2010:

    Cover letter describing career goals and why this position is of
    particular interest to you

    CV

    Contact information for three professional references (letters
    not necessary)

 Interview with portfolio will be required

Applications should be sent to

    Patricia Sherwin Garland
    Senior Conservator of Paintings
    Yale University Art Gallery
    PO Box 208271
    New Haven CT 06520-8271
    patricia.garland<-at->yale<.>edu

All candidates applying for positions at the Yale University Art
Gallery will be subject to pre-employment screening. All offers are
contingent upon the successful completion of a background check

Patricia Sherwin Garland
Senior Conservator of Paintings
Yale University Art Gallery
PO Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271
203-432-8241


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