Tag: Straus Center
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Nation & World
Straus Center curator recognized
Francesca Bewer has won the 2012 College Art Association/Heritage Preservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation.
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Nation & World
Patricia Cornwell endows conservationist at Straus Center
Harvard Art Museum announced the establishment of the Patricia Cornwell Conservation Scientist position at the museum’s Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Funded by a $1 million commitment from best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, the Cornwell Conservation Scientist will play a key role in the analytical laboratory and beyond.
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Nation & World
Bowen, 54, was Straus Center’s deputy director
Craigen Weston Bowen, deputy director of the Straus Center for Conservation at Harvard University’s Fogg Art Museum and an accomplished rock climber and gardener, died at her home in Lexington, Mass., on March 1, 16 months after being diagnosed with cancer. She was 54.
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Nation & World
HUAM announces Craigen Bowen Fellowship
The Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM) recently announced the establishment of the Craigen Bowen Fellowship. The new fellowship, made possible through the generous gift of two anonymous donors, is designated to provide the salary, benefits, and a travel/research stipend to a young, advanced-level conservation professional who focuses on works on paper and who is beginning…