Oral history interview with Mario Modestini, 1993 November 5.

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Oral history interview with Mario Modestini, 1993 November 5.

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=aMario Modestini became art conservator for the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1949 and later was conservation consultant to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Modestini described his early life and the circumstances of his invitation to work for the Kress Foundation. He remembered Rush Kress, Francis Sullivan, Mary Davis, Franklin Murphy and others associated with the foundation. He described the paintings acquired by the Kress Foundation, the involvement of John Walker in the acquisitions, conservation of the collection in New York, at Huckleberry Hill and elsewhere, and the distribution of the collection to regional art galleries. He described Robert Feller's contributions to conservation and recalled his experiences with the controversial varnish 27H. He recalled the acquisition and framing of Leonardo's Ginevra de 'Benci and controversies concerning conservation of various works, especially Rembrandt's The Mill.He shared anecdotes relating to various other works of art.

2 sound cassettes (ca. 100 minutes)

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