Sunday, June 14, 2020

Famous Forgeries and Other Works of Art

Today's blog accompanies a lecture, "Unmasking Art Forgeries," I am giving at our local Osher Lifelong Learning Center.

Below are the links I promised.


THE CASE OF THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM KOUROS

One of my earlier blogs on this topic (a summary of the research findings) 
The Getty museums's own catalog entry on the Kouros

THE CASE OF THE SHROUD OF TURIN
A good summary website  (there are many, many more if you google the Shroud!)
Microscopist Walter McCrone's research, with links to his technical articles

THE CASE OF THE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE WATERCOLORS
Magazine article from 2000.
A paper conservator's report



Finally, although this is an older book, it is a wonderful summary of how science can help museums evaluate their collections: Science and the Past, edited by Sheridan Boman (University of Toronto Press, 1991)