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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T110000
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SUMMARY:The History of Drawings Conservation and Its Ethics​​​
DESCRIPTION:This two-day symposium explores the history and ethics of drawings conservation\, from early restoration methods to contemporary approaches in professional practice. By examining how drawings have been repaired\, stabilized\, and preserved over time\, the sessions consider the evolving standards of care and address ethical questions of intervention. They also reflect on the role of material evidence in art-historical interpretation and the changing responsibilities of artists\, conservators\, curators\, and collectors over a drawing’s lifetime. \nSpeaker and subject schedule will be shared in mid-April 2026. \nCo-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Rijksmuseum\, the symposium will feature presentations spanning four centuries of drawing from an international slate of speakers. \n         \nImage: Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)\, Stag Beetle\, 1505. Watercolor and gouache; upper left corner of paper added\, with tip of left antenna painted in by a later hand\, 5 9/16 × 4 1/2 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum\, 83.GC.214
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/the-history-of-drawings-conservation-and-its-ethics/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom Webinar)
CATEGORIES:Events,Upcoming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Getty Museum Drawings Dept":MAILTO:1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260517T214945
CREATED:20250929T145107Z
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SUMMARY:Learning to Draw
DESCRIPTION:Drawing is a skill\, gained like any other through study and practice. Combining the movement of the hand with the dedication of the mind\, drawing was considered the foundation of the arts of painting\, sculpture\, and architecture since the Renaissance. Proficiency in drawing was critical for exploring\, inventing\, and communicating ideas visually\, but how was this foundational ability actually learned? This exhibition explores artistic training and the mastery of drawing in Europe from about 1550 to 1850. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español. \n \nImage: A Draftsman in the Capitoline Gallery (detail)\, about 1765\, Hubert Robert. Red chalk. Getty Museum
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/learning-to-draw/
LOCATION:Getty Center\, 1200 Getty Center Drive\, LOS ANGELES\, CA\, 90049\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current,Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Getty Museum Drawings Dept":MAILTO:1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250526
DTSTAMP:20260517T214945
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SUMMARY:A Brush with Nature: Romantic Landscape Drawings
DESCRIPTION:Artists in the Romantic period found endless inspiration in the beauty and power of nature. This exhibition highlights how these artists depicted the landscape\, from detailed botanical studies to vast vistas. Important Romantic motifs are explored\, including the melancholic appeal of ruins and the threat of destructive natural forces. Drawing upon the strengths of the Getty collection\, the exhibition features works by important figures in the movement including Caspar David Friedrich\, J.M.W Turner\, and Théodore Géricault. \n \nImage: Alfred William Hunt (1830-1896). Mount Snowdon through Clearing Clouds\, 1857. Brush and watercolor. Getty Museum\, purchased with funds provided by the Disegno Group.
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/a-brush-with-nature-romantic-landscape-drawings/
LOCATION:Getty Center\, 1200 Getty Center Drive\, LOS ANGELES\, CA\, 90049\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past
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ORGANIZER;CN="Getty Museum Drawings Dept":MAILTO:1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241114
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SUMMARY:Drawn to Blue: A Digital Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This two-day online symposium\, co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of Amsterdam\, brings together art historians and paper and textile conservators to share their new research on the history of early modern blue paper. \nMade from discarded blue rags\, early modern blue paper was a humble material. However\, producing it required expert knowledge\, and its impact on European draftsmanship was transformative. The rich history of blue paper\, from the fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth centuries\, illuminates themes of transcultural interchange\, international trade\, and global reach. \nInspired by the recent Getty exhibition Drawing on Blue: European Drawings on Blue Paper\, 1400s–1700s and coinciding with the current exhibition Drawn to Blue: Artists’ Use of Blue Paper at the Courtauld\, this two-day online symposium brings together art historians and paper and textile conservators to share their new research on the history of early modern blue paper. \nThis symposium will take place online.  \n___ \nSchedule\n  \nTuesday\, November 12\, 2024\n  \n9:00 am PT / 6:00 pm CET \nOpening remarks by organizers\, Edina Adam\, Leila Sauvage\, and Michelle Sullivan \n  \n9:10–10:00 am PT / 6:10–7:00 pm CET \nArtistic and Non-artistic Use of Blue Paper \n“Presence of the blue paper inside French paintings of the 18th century” – Lorenzo Giammattei and Selene Secondo\, La Sapienza Università di Roma\n“Seeds of Blue: Archival Evidence of the Use of Blue Paper as Seed Packets” – Maria Zytaruk\, University of Calgary \nBreak (15 minutes) \n  \n10:15–11:05 am PT / 7:15–8:05 pm CET \nRaw Materials\, Trade\, Economics \n“Blue Paper: Its Life\, Origin\, History and Artistic Exploration” – Judith Noorman\, University of Amsterdam\n“Paper\, Pastels\, and Patriotism: Artistic Innovation and the American Revolution” – Megan Baker\, University of Delaware\nBreak (15 minutes) \n  \n11:20 am–12:30 pm PT / 8:20–9:30 pm CET \nWorks in Progress: Study\, Examination\, Collection Surveys on Blue Paper \n“Surveying The Morgan’s blue paper collection” – Elizabeth Gralton\, Reba Fishman Snyder\, and Rebecca Pollak\, The Morgan Library & Museum \n“The Blue Paper Project at the Art Gallery of Ontario: Developing an Architecture for Close Looking of Drawing Supports” – Maia C. Donnelly\, Joan Weir\, and Tessa Thomas\, Art Gallery of Ontario \n“The blue papers of Allan Ramsay at the National Galleries Scotland” – Charlotte Park\, Clara de la Pena McTigue\, and Charlotte Topsfield\, National Gallery of Scotland \n__ \nWednesday\, November 13\, 2024\n9:00–10:15 am PT / 6:00–7:15 pm CET \nTechnical Case Studies \n“On Blue – the Portrait Drawings of Ottavio Leoni” – Georg Dietz et al.\, Kupferstichkabinett\, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin \n“Out of the blue? Tracing object biographies\, early conservation treatments and the original appearance of Italian old master drawings on blue paper at the Kunstmuseum” – Annegret Seger\, Rebecca Honold\, and Max Ehrengruber\, Kunstmuseum Basel \n“Blue Paper in Late-Nineteenth Century Paris: Mary Cassatt Pastel Supports” – Tom Primeau\, Philadelphia Museum of Art \n  \nBreak (15 minutes) \n10:30–11:40 am PT / 7:30–8:40 pm CET \nPrinting on Blue Paper \n“From Aldus to Zanetti\, Parenzo to Proops\, Venice to Volhynia: Three Centuries of Hebrew Printing on Blue Paper in Southern\, Western\, Central and Eastern Europe” – Brad Sabin Hill\, George Washington University \n“Blueprint(s)” – Armin Kunz\, C.B. Boerner Gallery \n“Etched in blue: a unique set of prints by the Abbé de Saint-Non” – Rachel Hapoienu\, Courtauld Gallery of Art \nBreak (15 minutes) \n11:55 am–12:30 pm PT / 8:55–9:30 pm CET \nRoundtable \nModerated by Ketty Gottardo\, Courtauld Gallery of Art \nProgram participants reflect on new insights\, questions raised\, and future avenues of research \n___ \nFor those interested in learning more about Blue Paper we invite you to watch the recording of the 2024 panel discussion Drawn to Blue Paper\, organized by The Drawing Foundation and the NYU Conservation Center during Master Drawings New York 2024.
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/drawn-to-blue-a-digital-symposium/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom Webinar)
CATEGORIES:Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Getty Museum Drawings Dept":MAILTO:1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250120
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SUMMARY:Paper and Light
DESCRIPTION:Artists have for centuries explored the interaction of paper and light. This exhibition of drawings charts some of the innovative ways in which the two media were creatively used together. Works include the Museum’s extraordinary 12-foot-long transparency by Carmontelle—essentially an 18th-century motion picture—which will be shown lit from behind as originally intended. Drawings by more contemporary artists including Vija Celmins will join sheets by Tiepolo\, Delacroix\, Seurat\, and Manet to portray the themes of translucency and the representation of light. \n \nImage: Vija Celmins (b. 1938)\, Untitled (Coma Berenices #3) (detail)\, 1973\, graphite on acrylic ground. Collection of Mary Patricia Anderson Pence. © Vija Celmins. Photo: Glen Cheriton
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/paper-and-light/
LOCATION:Getty Center\, 1200 Getty Center Drive\, LOS ANGELES\, CA\, 90049\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250127
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SUMMARY:Drawn to Blue: Artists' use of blue paper
DESCRIPTION:This display will present a selection of drawings on blue paper from The Courtauld’s collection\, ranging from works by the Venetian Renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto to a watercolor by famed English Artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. \nMade from fibers derived from blue rags\, blue paper first appeared in Northern Italy in the 14th century. It became a popular drawing support for artists\, and its use spread across Western Europe by the late 16th century; it was widely used in England and France in the 18th century. Blue paper provided a nuanced mid-tone which allowed the creation of strong light and dark contrasts\, an effect much sought after by draughtsmen. \nThis exhibition project brought together a team of curators and paper conservators at The Courtauld and the J. Paul Getty Museum to explore the technical aspects and artistic richness of the use of blue paper.   \nThe programme of displays in the Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery is generously supported by the International Music and Art Foundation\, with additional support from James Bartos.  \n \nImage: Jonathan Richardson\, the elder (1665 – 1745)\, Self-portrait\, The Courtauld\, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/drawn-to-blue-artists-use-of-blue-paper/
LOCATION:The Courtauld Gallery\, The Courtauld Institute of Art\, Somerset House\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 0RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Courtauld Gallery":MAILTO:galleryinfo@courtauld.ac.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240801
DTSTAMP:20260517T214945
CREATED:20240627T035630Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Drawn to Blue
DESCRIPTION:Made from discarded blue rags\, early modern blue paper was a humble material. Despite that\, its manufacture required expert knowledge and its impact on European draftsmanship was transformative. \nThis call seeks proposals for 20-minute papers that address the history of European blue paper from the fourteenth century until 1800. Open to art historians\, curators\, conservators\, conservation scientists\, paper historians\, papermakers\, and dyers\, successful proposals will demonstrate original archival research and/or object-based approach to their discussion of works on blue paper. While all topics will be considered\, organizers encourage papers related to the following subjects: \n\nblue paper production outside the Italian peninsula and the Netherlands;\ncolor shift in blue paper and its implications;\ntechnical and/or scientific examination of blue paper;\nartistic uses of blue paper;\nnon-artistic uses of blue paper;\nblue paper as means of transcultural exchange;\nintersection between blue paper production and textile trade and technological developments.\n\nCo-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of Amsterdam\, this interdisciplinary online symposium will take place November 12–13\, 2024\, over two morning sessions Pacific Standard Time. \nProposals should include: Author’s name\, title\, and an abstract not to exceed 500 words. Submissions should be sent to drawings@getty.edu by July 31\, 2024. Please put “Drawn to Blue” in the subject. Accepted speakers will be notified by mid-August. \nDrawn to Blue Call for Papers PDF
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/call-for-papers-drawn-to-blue/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom Webinar)
CATEGORIES:Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Getty Museum Drawings Dept":MAILTO:1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T170000
DTSTAMP:20260517T214945
CREATED:20240212T124608Z
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SUMMARY:The Decorated Page: The Arts of the Book in the Persian World
DESCRIPTION:From discreet markings on early Qur’an folios to dazzling illustrations and illuminated designs in literary and historical texts\, color has served as a defining feature in the art of Iranian books. Focusing on the 15th and 16th centuries\, this presentation by Massumeh Farhad\, curator of Persian\, Arab\, and Turkish art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art\, examines the careful preparation and application of pigments as well as their role and function within the context of Persian manuscripts. \nComplements the exhibition Drawing on Blue on view from January 30–April 28\, 2024. \nSPEAKER\nMassumeh Farhad is the Ebrahimi Family Curator of Persian\, Arab\, and Turkish Art and the senior associate director for research at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery\, at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. She is a specialist in the arts of the book from 16th and 17th-century Iran and has curated numerous exhibitions. These have included Art of the Persian Courts (1996)\, Falnama: The Book of Omens (2009-10)\, and The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (2016). Her publications include Slaves of the Shah: New Elites in Safavid Iran (2004)\, Falnama: The Book of Omens (2009)\, The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (2016)\, and A Collector’s Passion: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar and Persian Lacquer (2017). \nFree | Advance ticket required \nListing from our museum partner: Getty Museum Drawings Department
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/the-decorated-page-the-arts-of-the-book-in-the-persian-world/
LOCATION:Getty Center\, 1200 Getty Center Drive\, LOS ANGELES\, CA\, 90049\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Drawing on Blue
DESCRIPTION:Blue paper has been a popular artist material since the fifteenth century. Crafted from blue rags formed into sheets\, this humble material that required expert knowledge to produce and had a profound impact on early modern European artistic production. As a middle tone\, the material allowed artists to easily model forms in light and dark\, while also proving to be well suited for working in colored chalks. Through new technical examination of drawings in the Getty’s collection\, this exhibition offers fresh insight into the physical properties of blue paper\, and its unique contribution to artistic practice from the 15th through 18th centuries. \nVisit the Getty Museum website for more details.
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/getty-museum-drawing-on-blue/
LOCATION:Getty Center\, 1200 Getty Center Drive\, LOS ANGELES\, CA\, 90049\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past
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