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The Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) are awarding $178,873 in conservation treatment grants to 30 organizations in 23 New York counties. Conservation Treatment Grants fund professional conservation to stabilize and preserve historical objects and works of art in New York museums, history centers, and cultural organizations. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation generously provided 50% of the funding for conservation treatment projects in Nassau & Suffolk counties and New York City.
Over the past year, the NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grants guidelines were revised to make funding more accessible for projects that reflect the spectrum of communities and cultures across New York State. Supported conservation projects include "Memory Object" (1973), a large, abstract sculpture by LGBTQIA gay rights activist and New York artist Stuart Edelson (1944–1995); a Cayuga County Political Equality Club banner (C.1915); a 16th-century Spanish black silk velvet dalmatic (an ecclesiastical vestment); and a large bronze “Laughing Buddha” sculpture, carved wooden pedestal, and cushion. A full list of recipients can be found below.
“The field of conservation is continually changing,” noted Greater Hudson Heritage Network Executive Director Priscilla Brendler. “It requires practitioners who have demonstrated high levels of proficiency and advanced knowledge, adherence to the ethics and standards of the American Institute of Conservation (AIC), and are recognized for their expertise in the museum field. We are pleased these awards will involve 13 individual conservators and 6 conservation labs - all members of the AIC.”
NYSCA Executive Director Erika Mallin said, "“Through each of these compelling objects, New Yorkers can learn more about our rich creative heritage. NYSCA is proud to support these important conservation projects and congratulates all the grantees for this vital work. Your commitment to art and culture will continue to serve and enrich New York State for generations to come."
This year, 41 grant applications were received at GHHN from institutions in 28 counties in New York State, requesting an aggregate of $247,048 in grant support. In all, requests were made for the treatment of 54 objects, of which 30 organizational awards totaling $178,873 were recommended by a peer panel of conservators, curators, and museum professionals. Of the 30 organizations that received funding, all received full funding, a first for this program. Nine institutions applied to this program for the first time this year, and five of those organizations received funding. 2024 Conservation Treatment Grant awards range from $1,840 to the maximum amount of $7,500. Of the 41 applicant institutions, 9 had budgets under $99,000, 9 had budgets between $100,000 and $300,000, 10 had budgets between $300,001 and $1 million, 10 had budgets between $1 million and $5 million, and 3 institutions had budgets over $5 million. Organizational operating budgets of 2024’s grant recipients span a stunning range from $4,000 to $12.4 million.
Congratulations to the 2024 Conservation Treatment Grant Recipients:
Albany County Historical Association
(Albany County)
$3,403 for the conservation of the wax bas-relief oval portrait of Petrus and Margaret Ten Broeck (1801) by Johann Christian Rauschner. Conservator: Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center
Bowne House Historical Society*
(Queens County)
$3,300 for the conservation of a cross-stitch sampler (1831) sewn by Mary Ann Brown. Conservator: Textile Conservation Workshop
Burchfield Penney Art Center
(Erie County)
$2,700 for the conservation of the painting “The Holy Family” (c. 1963) by Allan M. D'Arcangelo. Conservator: unDunn Art Services
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Inc.
(Westchester County)
$7,500 for the conservation of an oil on canvas portrait of Flora (Bigelow) Dodge by Amanda Brewster Sewell. Conservator: Nadia Ghannam
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
(Niagara County)
$2,703.41 for the conservation of the oil on canvas, “Sunset, Yellowstone Canyon,” (c. 1930) by Elmer Ellsworth Garnsey. Conservator: Aurora Art Conservation
Chenango County Historical Society and Museum
(Chenango County)
$4,400.06 for the conservation of a color lithograph depicting the 114th Civil War Union Army Volunteer Infantry Regiment of September 3, 1862, at Camp Belger. Conservator: West Lake Art Conservation Center
Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale*
(Bronx County)
$7,500 for the conservation of the abstract sculpture "Memory Object" (1973) by Stuart Edelson. Conservator: Roger Griffith of Two Sticks Inc.
Dryden Town Historical Society
(Tompkins County)
$3,753 for the conservation of an oil on canvas portrait of John Southworth (1835) by an unknown artist. Conservator: West Lake Art Conservation Center
Edward Hopper House Museum and Study Center
(Rockland County)
$7,320 for the conservation of two watercolors on paper paintings, “Self Portrait” (n.d.), and “Shacks” (1923), both by Josephine Nivison Hopper. Conservator: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Hispanic Society of America*
(New York County)
$7,500 for the conservation of a 16th-century Spanish black silk velvet dalmatic, (an ecclesiastical vestment). Conservators: Martina Ferrari and Giulia Chiostrini
Historical Society of the Town of Bolton
(Warren County)
$6,009.24 for the conservation of the watercolor painting “Lake George and Environs” (c. 1935/40) by Dorothy Dehner. Conservator: West Lake Art Conservation Center
Historical Society of Woodstock
(Ulster County)
$6,200 for the conservation of three oil on canvas paintings: "Pine Grove Pleasure Park" (1938) by Dorothy Varian, "Shagbarks" (c. 1920-1925) by Allen Dean Cochran, and "Autumn" (1919) by Carl Eric Linden. Conservator: Nadia Ghannam
Howland Stone Store Museum
(Cayuga County)
$7,500 for the conservation of a Cayuga County Political Equality Club banner, (c. 1915). Conservator: Spicer Art Conservation
Kanestio Historical Society
(Steuben County)
$5,481 for the conservation of the oil on canvas painting "Village of Canisteo w/Steam Engine" (c. 1860) by Clara Bartlett. Conservator: West Lake Art Conservation Center
Leon Historical Society
(Cattaraugus County)
$1,840 for the conservation of a Civil War-era "log cabin" quilt. Conservator: Deborah Trupin
LeRoy Historical Society
(Genesee County)
$7,500 for the conservation of the landscape painting and frame “The Vale of Elms” (1872) by Lemuel Maynard Wiles. Conservator: West Lake Art Conservation Center
Lindenhurst Historical Society*
(Suffolk County)
$7,496 for the conservation of a Simon & Halbig doll (c. 1881). Conservators: A.M. Art Conservation and Kaelyn Garcia
Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center
(Putnam County)
$5,725.36 for the conservation of a ceramic dragon acquired by Russel Wright from Lai Thieu, Vietnam in 1955. Conservator: Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center
Museum of Chinese in America*
(New York County)
$7,500 for the conservation of a large bronze “Laughing Buddha” sculpture and carved wooden pedestal and cushion (c. 1933). Conservator: A.M. Art Conservation
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
(Saratoga County)
$4,731.50 for the conservation of oil on canvas painting, "Brooklyn Handicap, 1887" by Henry Stull, Conservator: West Lake Art Conservation Center
New Castle Historical Society
(Westchester County)
$7,500 for the conservator of a patriotic quilt designed and made by Sarah E. Griffith (1903). Conservator: Textile Conservation Workshop
North Salem Historical Society
(Westchester County)
$5,915 for the conservation of two 19th-century silk gowns. Conservator:
Textile Conservation Workshop
Planting Fields Foundation*
(Nassau County)
$7,500 for the conservation of an Elk Trophy Head Mount.
Conservator: A.M. Art Conservation
Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc.*
(New York County)
$5,485.74 for the conservation of three oil on canvas paintings "Mrs. Murray Entertaining the British Officers, thereby saving General Putnam's Army, 1776" by John Ward Dunsmore, "Retreat to Victory" by Henry Hintermeister, and "George Washington Witnessing the Raising of the First American Flag, Boston, 1776," by H. Hintermeister. Conservator: Appelbaum & Himmelstein
SUNY New Paltz Foundation
(Ulster County)
$6,500 for the conservation of the oil on canvas painting “Untitled” (1958) by Al Held. Conservator: Nadia Ghannam
The Farmers’ Museum
(Otsego County)
$7,500 for the conservation of a 19th-century “Father Knickerbocker” copper weathervane. Conservator: Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center
The Southold Historical Museum*
(Suffolk County)
$7,360 for the conservation of a hand-sewn Mariners Compass Quilt. Conservator: The Textile Conservation Workshop
Thomas Cole Historic House (DBA: Thomas Cole National Historic Site)
(Greene County)
$7,500 for the conservation of five, 19th-century botanical watercolor works on paper by Emily Cole. Conservator: Northeast Document Conservation Center
Van Cortlandt House Museum*
(Bronx County)
$6,050 for the conservation of a New York Chippendale-style 5-Legged Game Table (c. 1760-1780). Conservator: Nigel Thomas - Stair Restoration
Yates County History Center
(Yates County)
$7,500 for the conservation of an oil on canvas portrait of Samantha Beard Thayer (c. 1850) by an unknown artist. Conservator: Zold Art Conservation
* Indicates additional funding from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation
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