Object Lessons: Conserving John Bloom's Post Office Murals

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Date/Time:Thursday, 03 Nov 2011 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location:Brunnier Art Museum, 295 Scheman Bldg.
Cost:Free and open to the public.
URL:www.museums.iastate.edu
Contact:University Museums
Phone:515-294-3342
Channel:University Museums
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John Bloom (1906-2002), an artist whose best-known works were produced during the Depression, notably his New Deal post office murals in the towns of DeWitt and Tipton, Iowa. When the preparatory studies for the murals came to ISU in 2003, they were full of holes made during the transfer process. Join University Museums staff for a discussion on how these murals were restored and what an object goes through during the conservation process.

The culmination of his life's work shows the clear influence of fellow Iowa artist Grant Wood, with whom he collaborated on the New Deal's Public Works of Art Project (1933-34). Object Lessons is a monthly hands on experience and conversation about what we can learn by looking at art.