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Meeting Information

May 16, 2010 Meeting Announcement

Karen French, Senior Conservator of Paintings at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, will be our May speaker.

Karen French is one of the world's leading experts in the conservation of artwork on wooden panels. Karen spends much of her time with woodworking, dealing with the cradles, and other means, that have been used to keep wooden panel paintings flat. More often than not, past efforts at flattening panels have caused extensive damage, which must be reversed as best as possible.

Karen trained in painting conservation at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. This was followed by fellowships at the Bayerisches NationalMuseum in Munich,Germany;

the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Italy; the Area Museum service of Southern England in London; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Karen is frequently called upon to travel to other museums in the US and abroad to consult difficult picture conservation problems.

The meeting will follow the usual format with parking lot sales from 10:00 to 11:15, the auction at 11:30, and the speaker beginning at approximately 12:30.

Directions to the Meeting Hall -

A. The Capital Beltway from Maryland: Take exit 44 (VA Route 193, Georgetown Pike) Turn left at the traffic light and then take the first right after crossing the beltway onto Balls Hill Road. Go about 1.4 miles to the American Legion Post 270, 1355 Balls Hill Road. There is parking for about 30 cars on site.

B. Inside the beltway from the George Washington Parkway: Going north on the GW Parkway take the McLean Exit (Chain Bridge Road / Dolley Madison Blvd. VA 123) Proceed on Dolley Madison Blvd. for about 4 miles to Old Dominion. Go about 1/2 mile and turn left on Balls Hill Road, and follow about another 1/2 mile to 1355 Balls Hill Road.

C. The Capital Beltway from the South: Take Exit 46 (VA 123, Dolley Madison Blvd.) Go about 1.5 miles to Lewinsville Road. Turn left onto Lewinsville Road, then immediately turn right onto Balls Hill Road. The American Legion Post 270 will be on your right in about 1/4 mile.

D. From the West via the Dulles Toll Rd. Exit the Dulles Toll Rd. on the Rt. 123 towards McLean Exit (Chain Bridge Road / Dolley Madison Blvd. VA 123), which is just after you cross the Beltway. Make a left at the first light, which is Lewinsville Rd, then make an immediate right onto Balls Hill Rd. The American Legion Post 270 will be on your right in about 1/4 mile, 1355 Balls Hill Road.


			Meeting Information May 16, 2010 Meeting Announcement Karen French, Senior Conservator of Paintings at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, will be our May speaker. Karen French is one of the world's leading experts in the conservation of artwork on wooden panels. Karen spends much of her time with woodworking, dealing with the cradles, and other means, that have been used to keep wooden panel paintings flat. More often than not, past efforts at flattening panels have caused extensive damage, which must be reversed as best as possible. Karen trained in painting conservation at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. This was followed by fellowships at the Bayerisches NationalMuseum in Munich,Germany; the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Italy; the Area Museum service of Southern England in London; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Karen is frequently called upon to travel to other museums in the US and abroad to consult difficult picture conservation problems. The meeting will follow the usual format with parking lot sales from 10:00 to 11:15, the auction at 11:30, and the speaker beginning at approximately 12:30. Directions to the Meeting Hall - A. The Capital Beltway from Maryland: Take exit 44 (VA Route 193, Georgetown Pike) Turn left at the traffic light and then take the first right after crossing the beltway onto Balls Hill Road. Go about 1.4 miles to the American Legion Post 270, 1355 Balls Hill Road. There is parking for about 30 cars on site. B. Inside the beltway from the George Washington Parkway: Going north on the GW Parkway take the McLean Exit (Chain Bridge Road / Dolley Madison Blvd. VA 123) Proceed on Dolley Madison Blvd. for about 4 miles to Old Dominion. Go about 1/2 mile and turn left on Balls Hill Road, and follow about another 1/2 mile to 1355 Balls Hill Road. C. The Capital Beltway from the South: Take Exit 46 (VA 123, Dolley Madison Blvd.) Go about 1.5 miles to Lewinsville Road. Turn left onto Lewinsville Road, then immediately turn right onto Balls Hill Road. The American Legion Post 270 will be on your right in about 1/4 mile. D. From the West via the Dulles Toll Rd. Exit the Dulles Toll Rd. on the Rt. 123 towards McLean Exit (Chain Bridge Road / Dolley Madison Blvd. VA 123), which is just after you cross the Beltway. Make a left at the first light, which is Lewinsville Rd, then make an immediate right onto Balls Hill Rd. The American Legion Post 270 will be on your right in about 1/4 mile, 1355 Balls Hill Road.


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