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T he relationship between drawings and prints is a problem encountered by every scholar of works on paper.Yet, it has never been the explicit focus of a major exhibition and scholarly catalogue.Lines of Connection: Drawing and Printmaking 1400-1850, organized by curators Edina Adam (

This paper presents new technical details on the original manufacture and modern reconstruction of the Cleveland Apollo, a nearly life-size ancient bronze sculpture of the youthful god acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2004. Although previous studies had shown the sculpture to be an indirect lost-wax casting, few joins had been discussed in detail. Recent, more comprehensive radiographs, combined with extensive external and internal visual analysis, now permit a more thorough explanation of the assembly, from work on wax models through casting (in at least six sections), patching, and finishing, as well as post-manufacture damage. Together with radiography, analysis of numerous and varied modern restoration materials provides a fuller picture of the way the object was more recently re-assembled. A new digital 3D model of the sculpture, now available, will be essential for future study, interpretation, and display.

Our goal is to provide guidance to those responsible for security involving the protection of cultural property. It’s important to note that the authors here are speaking from positions as practitioners. Our experience in operations, security design, as well as careers in cultural property protection that provided knowledge through trial and error over time as well as working with colleagues in the development of industry best practices as a result of those trials, were instrumental in helping us form the opinions contained in the article. Hence the absence of research and academic references in this article.

May 01 2015 Senufo Unbound: Dynamics of Art and Identity in West Africa Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi, Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi is assistant professor in the Art History Department at Emory University. She has conducted twenty-two months of field research in western Burkinabe communities of Senufo-and Mande-language speakers. s.gagliardi@ucla.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Constantine Petridis Constantine Petridis Constantine Petridis is curator of African art at the Cleveland Museum of Art and adjunct professor of art history at Case Western Reserve University. From July 2014 to June 2015 he is also serving as Mellon Curator-at-Large at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. cpetridis@clevelandart.org Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi is assistant professor in the Art History Department at Emory University. She has conducted twenty-two months of field research in western Burkinabe communities of Senufo-and Mande-language speakers. s.gagliardi@ucla.edu Constantine Petridis Constantine Petridis is curator of African art at the Cleveland Museum of Art and adjunct professor of art history at Case Western Reserve University. From July 2014 to June 2015 he is also serving as Mellon Curator-at-Large at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. cpetridis@clevelandart.org Online Issn: 1937-2108 Print Issn: 0001-9933 © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California.2015 African Arts (2015) 48 (1): 6–23. https://doi.org/10.1162/AFAR_a_00195 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi, Constantine Petridis; Senufo Unbound: Dynamics of Art and Identity in West Africa. African Arts 2015; 48 (1): 6–23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/AFAR_a_00195 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California.2015 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

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