Braque Unveiled

Saturday, June 7th | 3:00pm. Light reception to follow

Generously supported by The Marilyn Lichtman Distinguished Speaker Series

Free, registration required

An in-depth conversation about the history and conservation of a hidden Braque on the reverse of a work in the Kreeger collection with Erin Stephenson, painting conservator, and Joanna Baker, Collection Manager and Registrar of the Kreeger Museum.

Parking onsite is limited; rideshare encouraged.

Joanna Baker is the Collection Manager and Registrar at the Kreeger Museum, responsible for the preventative conservation and documentation of the collection and archives, as well as exhibition logistics. She has been with the museum since 2016, after graduating from the Art and Museum Studies masters program at Georgetown University. She received a graduate certification in Collection Management from George Washington University in 2018 and a BA from Vanderbilt University. When not talking shop with conservators or visiting other collections, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Jon, three daughters, Lily, Caroline, and Tatum, and two pups, Otto and Ruby.

Erin Stephenson is a Paintings Conservator based in Washington, D.C. with a specialty focus in modern and contemporary art. She holds an MA and Certificate of Advanced Study in Art Conservation and is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation. Her origin story began in the pacific northwest where she worked at various arts organizations and successful private practices before completing the graduate program at SUNY Buffalo State College. Erin spent her early graduate and post-graduate years at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Balboa Art Conservation Center in San Diego, and the Menil Collection in Houston before her final fellowship at the National Gallery of Art in DC. Fate led her to remain in DC and open a private practice where she works with individual and institutional clients in the greater DMV area and beyond--she has a paintbrush and a passport! When she isn't going somewhere for work or volunteering her time in a professional capacity you'll probably be able to find her at a swing dance event or serving on the board and committee of local swing dance organizations. Alternatively, she may be recharging from all that extroverted activity at home reorganizing her organized closet or baking yet another batch of biscotti.

About The Marilyn Lichtman Distinguished Speaker Series: The Marilyn Lichtman Distinguished Speaker Series brings leaders in art communities and institutions across the world to The Kreeger Museum to engage with audiences on a multitude of issues relating to art and contemporary culture. 

Pictured: 

Image (left): Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963), Vanitas I [verso, Still Life, c. 1929-31], 1938, oil on canvas, 1967.2a.

Image (right): Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963), Still Life [recto, Vanitas I, 1938], 1938, c. 1929-31, oil on canvas, 1967.2b.