Siegl, Theodore
Person
Biography
Theodore Siegl was the Philadelphia Museum of Art's first conservator, serving from 1955 to 1976. Prior to Siegl, conservation work was contracted to independent conservators.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Conservation and Technical Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: CTR
Abstract
The collection documents the establishment and early operations of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's conservation laboratory and the use of photographic technology in conservation and curatorial work. While the majority of the material pertains to the activities of Henri Marceau, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, and of the John G. Johnson Collection, and of David Rosen, who served as an adviser to the museum's conservation and technical research projects, the collection also includes some...
Dates:
1932-1969, undated
Conservation Department Records
Collection
Identifier: CON
Abstract
Conservation Department Records comprise of correspondence and departmental records of Theodore Siegl.
Dates:
1957-1978
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