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Detective work in the Lunder Conservation Center
Our conservators recently solved a painting mystery! In 2006, the Museum acquired The Wiley Family, a group portrait painted by William Williams in 1771. The painting is said to have been handed down through the Wiley family by the son depicted in the portrait. Recently, a privately owned copy of the painting was brought to the Lunder Conservation Center for examination and comparison to the original. It was thought that Williams himself was commissioned at a later date to paint the copy for another member of the Wiley family.  Several outside scholars and American Art curators met with conservators at Lunder to discuss the two paintings. To find out what they discovered, read the full story on the Museum's blog, Eye Level!
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Conservation Clinics
The Museum's holds monthly Conservation Clinics, during which conservators evaluate the condition of visitor-owned artworks. In December's Clinic, conservators examined a portrait of a visitor's great aunt as a young girl, as well as some ivory miniatures painted by the same visitor's great grandfather.
Conservation Clinics are held on the first Wednesday of every month - the next one is on January 4, 2012. Meetings are by appointment only - call 202-633-5821 or email DWRCLunder@si.edu with "CLINIC" in the subject line to find out more.
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