Thursday Oct 13, 2016
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Thursday, October 13, noon
Mead Art Museum
Free
Cathy Keefe 413-542-2295
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MATERIALITY New discoveries and directions in art are presented in this series of gallery talks focusing on the physical materials artists use. Thursday, October 13, noon Bruce Kaiser, chief scientist at Bruker Corporation, explains the process of X-ray fluorescent (XRF) testing using the Mead’s bronze sculptures by A. Phimister Proctor (1860–1950), famous sculptor of the American West. Dr. Kaiser will explain the tool’s value to the field of art conservation and how it is advancing our understanding of Proctor’s bronzes. Lunch provided.