Talk on plaster casts

The Washington Conservation Guild presents
the second meeting of the 2015/2016 season

Please join us at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in
Baltimore On Thursday, October 1, 2015 for the following talk:

"Finding Their Place: The History and Conservation of Plaster Casts"

Diane Fullick will present her work on this project.  In 1881, a
large collection of plaster casts was purchased from studios in
Paris, London and Rome for the newly built Gallery of Art at the
Peabody Institute in Baltimore.  Due to an expansion of the music
conservatory, the cast collection, much diminished, was transferred
to the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1924 for use in the
classrooms.  In 2008, conservation of these plaster casts began and
remains ongoing.  This talk will discuss the history and
conservation of this group of plaster casts as well as the changing
bias towards plaster casts.

The meeting will be held in the Main Building at MICA 1300 W Mt
Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217

    5:30 - 6 pm     Light Reception
    6:00 - 7 pm     Speaker

The Main Building is a brief walk from Baltimore Penn Station.
Trains departing Union Station at 4:10, 4:20 and 4:25 will arrive in
Baltimore at 5:05, 5:11 and 5:20.  Exit the station, and cross
Charles Street.  Walk two blocks west on Oliver Street.  Veer right
onto Mt. Royal Ave.  Cross the Light Rail tracks and the building is
on your left.  There is a return train to DC at 7:35.  Grab a slice
of Two Boots Pizza for dinner.  It's delicious.  The Mount Royal
Light Rail station is also nearby.

This event is free to WCG members and MICA students, $5 for guests
and non-members.

For more information, please visit

    <URL:http://washingtonconservationguild.org>


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