“Tracing the Fiber Matrix: Plants in Papermaking and Paper Conservation” by Tammy Hong (B.A. 2018), Andrew W. Mellon Postgraduate Fellow in Paper Conservation, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Please join us for an overview of Western and East Asian papermaking and conservation techniques by Tammy Hong (B.A. ’18), Andrew W. Mellon Postgraduate Fellow in Paper Conservation, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tammy’s virtual presentation will address the plant origins of different types of papers and how they inform conservation treatments.

Zoom: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/97774817246

Meeting ID: 977 7481 7246

Tammy Hong is a community cultural heritage conservator and art historian specializing in paper and organic objects conservation, with a specific interest in East Asian material culture and traditional forms of care. She is currently the Andrew W. Mellon Postgraduate Fellow in Paper Conservation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tammy is a distinguished alumna of Syracuse University. She graduated with a triple major in art history, history, and studio art, in 2018, and most recently, she graduated with an MS in art conservation from the prestigious Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She has also worked in the National Gallery in Washington DC; National Museum of Asian Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Palace Museum, Taiwan, and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

This virtual lecture has been organized in conjunction with the Art History Senior Seminar (HOA 498) in the Department of Art and Music Histories. It is free and open to all.