RENÉE STEIN

EXPERIENCE

 Michael C. Carlos Museum – Emory University

Atlanta, GA; October 1999 – Present

Examine, treat, and analyze objects for exhibition, storage, research, and loan. Collection includes painted wood, stone, ceramics, human remains, textiles, and metal artifacts from the Classical world, ancient Egypt and the Near East, the Ancient Americas, Asia, and Africa. Responsibilities also include the supervision of interns and volunteers, as well as lecturing and teaching in various University departments.

 Independent Contracts

High Museum of Art. Atlanta, GA. Treatment of marble sculpture and wood ethnographic objects. Ongoing

Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC. Treatment of 17 th c. polychromed wooden crucifix figure. 2002

Mountain Heritage Center - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. Survey of transport collection. June 2000

Folk Art Collection - Coca Cola Foundation, Atlanta, GA. Treatment of Coca-Cola bottle sculptures. Spring 2000

New York State Council on the Arts, New York, NY. Survey of Governor’s Arts Award sculptures. September1999

Raoul Hague Foundation, Maverick, NY. Maintenance of storage for sculpture collection. June 1999

Private individuals. Treatment of sculpture (marble, bronze, wood), ceramics, ethnographic objects, etc. Ongoing

 Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation - The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ The Cloisters

New York, NY; 1997 - 1999

Conducted technical study of polychromy on late 13 th- and early 14 th-century French limestone sculpture, including pigment identification and characterization of binding media. (September 1998 - September 1999)

 Prepared objects for exhibition, loan, transit, and storage. Treatment responsibilities included examination, documentation, materials analysis and testing, structural stabilization, surface consolidation, cleaning, and aesthetic compensation of medieval stone, painted wood, and ivory objects. (October 1997 - August 1998)

 Il Gruppo Tintori

Florence, Italy; September 1997

Participated in long-term treatment of two Romanesque crucifix figures, involving mechanical removal of overpaint. Assisted in surface consolidation and structural stabilization of silver-gilt frame.

 Cosa Archaeological Site Excavations - American Academy in Rome

Orbetello, Italy; Summers 1996 & 1997

Assisted in the on-site stabilization of architectural remains within a 1 st-century Roman villa. Treatment entailed re-setting masonry, consolidating detached wall plasters, and providing temporary protective covering. (August 1997)

 Assisted in the on-site treatment of two 1 st-century Roman mosaic pavements. Efforts focused on stabilization and consolidation, as well as selective localized lifting to remove underlying roots, and protective back-filling. (July 1996)

Laboratorio del Restauro - Departimento di Archeologia e Storia delle Arti, Universitá di Siena

Siena, Italy; July 1997

Prepared excavated artifacts for long-term exhibition. Objects treated included Medieval glazed ceramics, Roman and Medieval bronzes, and Roman glass.

 Objects Conservation Lab - Winterthur Museum

Winterthur, DE; September 1996 - May 1997

Treated objects from the museum collection and private owners, including silver, ceramics, plaster, paper, and ethnographic objects. Assisted in survey and treatment of commemorative jewelry collection. Tested exhibition case materials.

Art Conservation and Technical Services

Baltimore, MD; September - December 1996

Participated in the on-site cleaning of marble sculptures and in the re-housing of surveyed collections. Assisted in the treatment of privately-owned decorative arts objects.

Decorative Arts Conservation, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation –

Bureau of Historic Sites, Peebles Island Collections Care Center

Waterford, NY; June/ August 1996

Treated late 19 th-century painted Mexican wooden batea, belonging to estate of Frederic Church. Responsibilities included examination, documentation, curatorial consultation, structural repair, and visual compensation.

 Anthropology Conservation Laboratory - National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Washington, D. C.; January - June 1995

Treated and re-housed anthropological and ethnographic objects for storage. Projects included mount construction, humidification and reshaping of organic materials, as well as surface cleaning or repair of small stone, glass, and copper objects.

Objects Conservation Lab, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Williamsburg, VA; June - August 1994

Assisted in structural treatment of late 18 th-century painted and embossed leather folding screen. Cleaned painted iron clock-face and re-housed study collection of ceramic shards.

 Smith College Museum of Art

Northampton, MA; September 1993- May 1994

Developed didactic exhibit on care of works of art on paper. "Agents of Destruction" focused on paper's chemistry, the effects of light, acid, relative humidity, foxing, as well as improper framing and storage. Responsibilities included research and writing of text, design, production, and mounting of exhibit, and presentation of gallery-opening talk.

EDUCATION

 Winterthur - University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, Newark, DE

M.S. , August 1998

Specialization: Objects Conservation

Smith College, Northampton, MA

A.B. cum laude, May 1994

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Highest Honors - Department of Art

Majors: Art History, Italian Language and Literature; Concentrations: Chemistry, Studio Art

Training Courses

A Practical Approach to Looking at Weave Structures – Institute of Fine Arts/ NYU; Milton Sonday, August 2002.

Preservation of Plastics - Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education; Mary Baker, October 1998.

Cleaning Workshop - New York Regional Association for Conservation; Richard Wolbers, January 1998.

 AWARDS and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member - American Institute for Conservation, 1993 - Present.

Professional Development Grant, 2006

Named Professional Associate, 2001

Member- South Eastern Regional Conservation Association, 2000 – Present

Member – International Institute for Conservation, 2002 - Present

Participant/ Editor - Infrared and Raman Users Group, 1998 - Present

Program Co-Chair - New York Regional Association for Conservation, 1999

Mellon Fellow - Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 1998-September 1999

Kress Travel Grant - Winterthur Museum - University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, Summer 2005.