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Bart Devolder restoring a painting. Photo credit: Bart Devolder.
he Artist’s Intent and the Paradox of Art Restoration
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present the Art Matters Lecture with Bart Devolder, Chief Conservator, Princeton University Art Museum at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 at SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara.
Bart Devolder discusses the role a conservator plays in the life of an artwork. What does it mean to respect the artist’s original intention during a restoration treatment and can we even know what those intentions were? Using several case studies, Devolder illustrates that restoring a work of art to its former glory is not always straightforward.
Location: SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara
Free Students and Museum Circle Members/$10 SBMA Members/$15 Non-Members
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