On July 10-11, 2013 the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training in partnership with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and conservator Martin Burke held a two day training on the conservation of fountains. This training was held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. This event included 17 presented papers, two panel discussion sessions, a fountain tour of Kansas City, as well as hands-on field sessions addressing the issues of fountain maintenance at the Nelson-Adkins. Pictures from the event are available here.
Follow the Schedule Links to the Recorded Talks from each of the lectures.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Keynote: Challenges of Maintaining the Fountains of “The City of Fountains” – Kansas City by Jocelyn Ball-Edson
Fountain Maintenance: Maintenance Programs for Historic Fountains by Fran Gale
Fountain Maintenance: A Manageable Approach for the Maintenance of Fountain Water by Robert Krueger
Fountain Maintenance: Bringing the “Fountain of Life” Back to Life – Marble and Bronze Conservation and Sculptural Figure Replication by Ricardo Viera and Michele Boyd
Fountain Maintenance: Maintenance Maladies-Who is Minding the Fountain? By Mary Jablonski and Xsusha Flandro
Material Issue: Fountain Conservation-California Style by Andrea Morse
Material Issue: Toward Better Treatment of Cast-Iron Fountains with Zinc Statues by Carol Grissom
Material Issue: Rehabilitation of Shippensburg University’s Old Main Fountain by Gabriel W. Harrison and T. Scott Kreilick
Case Study: South Florida Fountain Conservation: Case Studies of the treatment of several fountains in a tropical environment by Justine Posluszny Bello
Case Study: Art and Infrastructure: Restoring the Futuristic Fountain and Reflecting Pool by Margot Brunn and Henry Zuehlke
Case Study: Restoration of Rockefeller’s Italian Fountain by Ricardo Viera and Michele Boyd
Case Study: Alexander Calder’s “Hello Girls”; a Wind and Water Driven Non-Interactive Feature by John Hirx
Fountain Tours of Kansas City with Paul Benson
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Keynote: ENGINEERING 281: Renovation of Fountains – Hydraulic Considerations by David Peterson
Conservator Martin Burke demonstrates water quality testing at the Fountain Fundamentals Training Event
Water Quality: Kansas City Water Quality by David Greene
Water Quality: Water Chemistry Guidelines for Art Fountains by Martin Burke
Water Quality: Aquatic Plants for Water Quality Maintenance in Water Features and Fountains by Mary Willeford-Bair, Catherine Dewey, and Walter Zachritz
Materials: A Brief Appreciation of Fountains Through History: Changing Functions, Appearances, and Meaning by John Scott
Field Session: Issues at the Nelson-Atkins with Kate Garland and Bob Bolt
Field Session: Water Quality Testing with Martin Burke
Panel Discussion: Idealized Maintenance
Panel Discussion: Current State of Research/ Where to now?
Wrap-up
Closing Reception at the Nelson-Atkins
All lectures and field sessions took place at the;
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St
Kansas City, MO 64111