Susquehanna Art Museum presents an investigation of archives and collections in the S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery May 3 – August 11, 2019. Using items from three regional collections, The State Museum of PA, the PA Archives, and the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections. we will explore the difference between archives and collections, what can be found in them, and how institutions such as SAM partner with collecting partners to show historic items.Â
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Exhibition Details
Date: May 3 – August 11, 2019
Venue: S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Events
Third in the Burg
Friday, May 17, 2019
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Free Admission
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Third in the Burg
Friday, June 21, 2019
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Free Admission
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Third in the Burg
Friday, July 19, 2019
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Free Admission
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Artwork
1989 architectural drawing for the Pennsylvania Capitol Building (longitudinal section North and South) by architect Henry Ives Cobb (1859 –1931) Blueprint via the Pennsylvania State Archives Record Group 20: Department of General Services, Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings, Construction Plans and Specifications for Public Buildings and Bridges, 1893-2010
Conservator Jacintha Clark, of Johnson & Griffiths Studio, working on the Eugene Savage mural on the ceiling of the South lobby of the PA Finance Building. The work included removing years of atmospheric stains, stabilizing loose paint, and in-painting areas of loss. Photograph courtesy of Johnson & Griffiths Studio