Gallery Talk: Graphite Drawings and Preservation

Schedule

Thu Oct 16 2025 at 12:30 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 | Cambridge, MA

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This talk by paper conservation fellow Valeria Pesce will introduce visitors to the distinctive qualities and preservation considerations of artworks created with graphite on paper. She will examine selected drawings on view in the exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawings from Gray to Black, highlighting key visual indicators and factors that guide conservation approaches.
Led by:
Valeria Pesce, Craigen W. Bowen Paper Conservation Fellow, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.
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