Mind Map Gallery Preserving Art: The William Rush Sculpture Conservation Project
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Preserving Art: The William Rush Sculpture Conservation Project
Explore the intricate process behind the William Rush sculpture conservation project. This project involves meticulous research and expert physical characterization, ensuring the provenance and integrity of the sculpture are preserved. Our detailed approach includes thorough investigation, analysis, and attribution of the artwork, coupled with focused studies on its history and material composition. The final phase encompasses careful treatment, embracing both conservation and restoration techniques, to protect this piece of cultural heritage for future generations.
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Rush sculpture photo c. 1985
Treatment Conservation & Restoration
Conservation
Inspection & documentation
Removal of previous interventions
Images
Consolidation
Images
Materials
Stabilization
Images
Materials
Reassembly
Images
Sequence
Studies
Restoration
Models
full clay
face
fur
strap
quivver
right shoulder
left arm
bow
scroll
acanthus
cheek knee form
Focused Research & Studies
Professional opinions/consultation
Melvin J. Wachowiak
Bio
Correspondence
Dr. Wayne Craven
Dr. Craven taught at University of Delaware2022-01-16
Dr. Sylvia Lahvis
Studied under Dr. Wayne Craven
Paul Johnston
Paul Johnston is curator of Maritime Studies at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History
Dana Wegner
Dana Wegner is curator of Ship's Models for U.S. Navy
Colan Ratliff
Colan Ratliff is a naval architectual historian at the curator of Ship's Models for the U.S. Navy
David MacGregor
David MacGregor was interviewed by Bonita Emms. See correspondence in Project management files.
Virginia Naudé
Dr. George Gurney
Dr. George Gurney was curator of Sculpture and Paitings at the Smithsonian's Museum of American Art.
Dennis Collier
Kenneth Hamilton
National Archives
Philadelphia research efforts
Maritime research
NARG 36 & 41
NA Proofs of ownership database
Philadelphia archives
Archives in Harrisburg, PA
Preliminary Investigation Analysis & Attribution
Comparative study
RMA/MJW 1996
Figurehead studies
Period
Styles
Form
Watson reference
Hutton drawing
Carvers
William Rush
Daniel Train
John Rush
Skillins
Sculpture
Native American Culture
Hamilton study 1995
Iconography
Joshua Humpreys
Project Organization & Administration
Goals & Objectives
Project goals c.1994
for Antiques Magazine 1998
Placement
Quote Watson
Administration
Hill 1985 - 2002
Adams, project director 1994-1999
RMAI team
RMA
MJW
Colan Ratliff
Kenneth Hamilton
Dr. Sylvia Lahvis
Dennis Collier
Philip Zimmerman
Researchers
DMK
Bonita Emms
Attribution &
Ownership
Dassy - 1985
Hill 1985 - 2002
Butterfield's auction
Antiques and the Arts Weekly 3/29/1985
Adams 2002-
PH History narrative
Legal
RMA, Inc. purchases project from PH in 2002
Copyright
PR
MAD 1996
Antiques Magazine Dec. 1999
LA Times
CNN.com
Presentations
MJW AIC presentation
PZ presentation in Philadelphia
Marketing
1998 brochure
Lamoureux brochure
Provenance
Dassy -1985
Physical characterization
As-found images
AF-Vol 1 RMA/DMK 1985
AF Vol 2 Naudé 1986
AF Vol 3 K. Hill 1986
AF Vol 4 P. Hill 1986
AF Vol 5 X-rays
Wood ID
MJW Summary Report
Paint analysis
Report 1993
William Rush sculpture project R. Mark Adams, Inc project 19403
Supporting knowledge On-going Research (all) Reports
Research
Ship owners
Stephen Girard
Robert Waln
Jesse Waln
John Fields
Pattison Hartshorne
Ebenezer Large
Ships
William Penn
Pigou
Delaware
North America
Orozimbo
Studies (all)
Comparative studies
RMA/MJW 1996
PH Signatures of Style 2001
Native American Culture
Hamilton study 1996
American Indian Art Mag.
Autumn 1991
Summer 1996
Autumn 1998
Knife study 2020
Loin cloth study 2021
"y" shaped sheath straps 2021
Reconstruction study
Anatomical studies
Figure mounting study
Asymmetry study 2020
Scroll study
Acanthus study
Fabric study 2020-21
Dog study 2019-20
Ear study 2020
Eyebrows study 2021
Hand study
Hare/rabbit study
Oak leaf study 2020
Timelines
Rush career tmeline
US historical timeline
Arts timeline
Reports
Wood identification
McCrone
MJW
Paint analysis
Directors report
Bibliography
Artistic
Dunlap
Sculpture/figureheads
Craven
Pinkney
Brewington
Maritime
History
Architecture
Davies
MacGregor
Terms
Historical
Scharf & Westcott
Watson
manuscript graphic
Historical reference
Watson, Annals of Philadelphia
Dunlap, History of the Rise of the Arts
Latrobe, Anniversary Oration 1811
Scharf & Westcott
Biographical
William Rush
Marceau
Bantel
Joshua Humphreys
Capt. Josiah
Robert and Jesse Waln
Photographic
Butterfield's auction photo
1.0 As-found (AF)
AF Vol1 RMA/DMK
AF Vol2 PAFA Naudé
AF Vol3 K. Hill
AF Vol4 P. Hill
AF Vol5 X-rays
2.0 Early Disassembly (ED)
Base disassembly
3.0 Restoration Efforts (RE)
3.1 PH/Kuklinski/Moore/Nash
Back consolidation
Left shoulder AF detail shots
Early alignment
Base/cutwater/right foot
Base/left foot/left leg
Dog
Dog/right calf
Oak
Pouch
Head/face
Left arm
Right forearm
Right shoulder detail shots
Preparation for move to Collier's
Asst mockup shots
3.2 Collier
Clay model
Ratliff visit
Work at Collier's
4.0 Hill Gallery (HG)
Misc. gallery images
Publicity photoshoot
Charts
5.0 Studies (S)
5.1 RMA Study face
5.2 PH Hand Study
5.3 Hare/rabbit Study
5.4 Native American study (S_NA)
Hamilton Photo Study 3.2.2017
Hamilton Photo Session 2017
5.5 Comparative Studies Images
RMA/MJW
PH Signatures of Style
5.6 Individual component photo collections
Gorget
Torso
6.0 Rush Works (RW)
7.0 Ship Images
8.0 RMA, 2014-
Chickasaw visit 3/14
Work at 90 studio
Work at 62 gallery
Work March 2016
Work at 62 gallery armature 2020-21
3d scans & Images for photogrammetry
9.0 Presentation Images
Fighd. images 2/2018
ICL fighd photo files rev RMA 2002
Videographic
SED 2002 listing of tapes
1990
Oct 31
a0001.1
a0108.1
1994
Spring
a0013.1
March 24
a0011.1
a0011.2
a0011.3
a0011.4
a0011.5
March 25
a0012.1
Late fall
a0016.1
December
a0015.2
1995
February
a0017.1
April
a0020.1
May
a0040.2
a0040.3
June 18
A0021
A0022
June 19
a0023.1
a0023.2
a0023.4
July 15
a0024.1
a0024.2
a0024.3
a0024.4
a0024.5
August
a0026.1
a0026.3
August 27
a0028.4
a0028.5
a0028.6
a0028.9
September 21
a0014.2
September 25
A0027
October. 6
A0029
October 7
a0014.4
October 8
A0030
A0031
A0032
October 24
a0033.1
a0033.4
November 12
A0034
A0035
A0036
1996
January 26
A0041
A0042
February
a0037.1
a0037.2
a0037.3
a0037.4
1997
Summer
a0046.2
a0142.1
a0142.2
a0142.3
July 21
a0119.2
September 4
A0038
A0039
a0104.1
1998
April 3
A0043
A0044
A0045
A0105
1999
February 25
a0106.1
July
A0109
November 8
A0107
2002
September 2
A0051
Unknown dates
A0048 Mystic Seaport, scrolls, figures, models
a0048.1
A0049 David Pantzer's HS graduation, Benj. Rush bust
a0049.5
a0049.3
Audio
Graphics
Media assets
Project event timeline Activities, Media, reports, studies
1985
Butterfield's auction photo
AF Vol1 RMA/DMK
AF Vol2 PAFA Naudé
AF Vol3 K. Hill
AF Vol4 P. Hill
AF Vol5 X-rays
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
video 1990
Oct 31
a0001.1
a0108.1
Kuklinski
1991
1992
1993
Moore
1994
Video 1994
Spring
a0013.1
March 24
a0011.1
a0011.2
a0011.3
a0011.4
a0011.5
March 25
a0012.1
Late fall
a0016.1
December
a0015.2
1995
video 1995
February
a0017.1
April
a0020.1
May
a0040.2
a0040.3
June 18
A0021
A0022
June 19
a0023.1
a0023.2
a0023.4
July 15
a0024.1
a0024.2
a0024.3
a0024.4
a0024.5
August
a0026.1
a0026.3
August 27
a0028.4
a0028.5
a0028.6
a0028.9
September 21
a0014.2
September 25
A0027
October. 6
A0029
October 7
a0014.4
October 8
A0030
A0031
A0032
October 24
a0033.1
a0033.4
November 12
A0034
A0035
A0036
1996
video 1996
January 26
A0041
A0042
February
a0037.1
a0037.2
a0037.3
a0037.4
1997
video 1997
Summer
a0046.2
a0142.1
a0142.2
a0142.3
July 21
a0119.2
September 4
A0038
A0039
a0104.1
1998
video 1998
April 3
A0043
A0044
A0045
A0105
1999
video 1999
February 25
a0106.1
July
A0109
November 8
A0107
2000
2001
2002
video 2002
September 2
A0051
SED 2002 listing of tapes
Unknown dates
A0048 Mystic Seaport, scrolls, figures, models
a0048.1
A0049 David Pantzer's HS graduation, Benj. Rush bust
a0049.5
a0049.3
Audio
Photographic
2.0 Early Disassembly (ED)
Base disassembly
3.0 Restoration Efforts (RE)
3.1 PH/Kuklinski/Moore/Nash
Back consolidation
Left shoulder AF detail shots
Early alignment
Base/cutwater/right foot
Base/left foot/left leg
Dog
Dog/right calf
Oak
Pouch
Head/face
Left arm
Right forearm
Right shoulder detail shots
Preparation for move to Collier's
Asst mockup shots
3.2 Collier
Clay model
Ratliff visit
Work at Collier's
4.0 Hill Gallery (HG)
Misc. gallery images
Publicity photoshoot
Charts
5.0 Studies (S)
5.1 RMA Study face
5.2 PH Hand Study
5.3 Hare/rabbit Study
5.4 Native American study (S_NA)
Hamilton Photo Study 3.2.2017
Hamilton Photo Session 2017
5.5 Comparative Studies Images
RMA/MJW
PH Signatures of Style
5.6 Individual component photo collections
Gorget
Torso
6.0 Rush Works (RW)
7.0 Ship Images
8.0 RMA, 2014-
Chickasaw visit 3/14
Work at 90 studio
Work at 62 gallery
Work March 2016
Work at 62 gallery armature 2020-21
3d scans & Images for photogrammetry
9.0 Presentation Images
Fighd. images 2/2018
ICL fighd photo files rev RMA 2002