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dc.contributor.advisorLuke, Jessica J
dc.contributor.advisorOng, Angelina
dc.contributor.authorGreutert, Margaret Burlingame
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-11T22:44:12Z
dc.date.available2017-08-11T22:44:12Z
dc.date.submitted2017-06
dc.identifier.otherGreutert_washington_0250O_17405.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/39751
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2017-06
dc.description.abstractContemporary public sculptures in Seattle, at a glance, look everlasting, but they are difficult to maintain given material, environmental, social, and funding challenges. To make matters more complicated, they are also managed by different organizations—government, private, and public museums. At some point, these organizations will need to make maintenance and conservation decisions which will affect the future of sculpture in the area. This case study examines the conservation practices and philosophies of six Seattle art organizations representing government, private, and public museum collections. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven museum professionals. Results suggest that each type of art organization faces different circumstances that affect how they maintain their sculptures and they are starting to implement new conservation practices to maximize fixed resources. This study addresses a need to start examining organizational sculpture conservation practices and create a foundation to examine other aspects of public art conservation.
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dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsnone
dc.subjectart management
dc.subjectart organization
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjectmuseum
dc.subjectpublic art
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectMuseum studies
dc.subject.otherMuseology
dc.titleExploring Sculpture Conservation in Seattle
dc.typeThesis
dc.embargo.termsOpen Access


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