Wichita Art Museum Inc

THE WICHITA ART MUSEUM PLANS TO CONSERVE IMPORTANT OBJECTS FROM THEIR AMERICAN FOLK ART COLLECTION INCLUDING WIDE-RANGING EXAMPLES FROM HUNTING DECOYS AND FISHING LURES TO FLAG TOPPERS AND EMBROIDERED SAMPLERS. PARTNERING WITH THE MIDWEST ART CONSERVATION CENTER, THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO CONSERVE WORKS BY PREMIER AMERICAN ARTISTS THAT INCLUDE A GROUP OF HIGH-PRIORITY PAINTINGS BY HOMER, ANDREWS, BELLOWS, FEKE, HENRI, KUHN AND LAWSON. THE CONSERVATION TREATMENTS ARE BASED ON PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS AND CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE MUSEUM'S CONSERVATION PLAN. CONSERVATION WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO SAFELY EXHIBIT THESE WORKS, PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN THEIR REGION AND BEYOND. ULTIMATELY, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP PRESERVE AMERICA'S ARTISTIC HERITAGE.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE WICHITA ART MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT A CONSERVATION SURVEY FOR SELECTED OBJECTS FROM ITS COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING WORKS ON PAPER, MIXED-MEDIA OBJECTS, PAINTINGS, AND TEXTILES. THE PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE MUSEUM'S INSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN AND WILL OUTLINE PRIORITIES TO ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO PROCEED TO STRATEGIC CONSERVATION TREATMENTS WITHIN THE COLLECTIONS. MUSEUM STAFF WILL WORK WITH CONSERVATORS OF VARYING SPECIALTIES TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE RANGE OF MATERIALS. THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE SURVEYS THAT IDENTIFY SPECIFIC WORKS IN NEED OF CONSERVATION, RANKING THEM ACCORDING TO TREATMENT PRIORITY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE FEATURING THE WORK OF ARTIST ROBERT PETERSON (B. 1981).

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PORTRAITS OF HOPE PAIRED EXHIBITIONS OF THE WORK OF WILLIAM H. JOHNSON AND BARBARA EARL THOMAS.