Gwen Manthey

Principal @Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Washington, DC, US

Services offered include: conservation treatment of easel paintings (canvas and panel, structural and aesthetic) and wall murals; mural deinstallation preparation; in-studio and on-site; pre-purchase examination; micro-climate vitrine/package construction, consultation for storage, packing and shipping, courier services.Development of condition assessments, treatment proposals, technical imaging reports (services offered include high resolution imaging in visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths for material characterization and process identification), guidelines for long-term preservation, and letters to pursue conservation grant applications and insurance claims. X-radiography and material analysis can be facilitated. Photographic and written content has been used for institutional programming and are in accordance with the tenets of the profession.Consultant for living artists on materials, storage, and documentation of fabrication methods.Project conservator and consultant for:Amon Carter Museum of American Art (Ft. Worth, Texas)*Mount Vernon,(Mount Vernon, VA)Monticello (Charlottesville, VA)Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)Anchorage Museum (Anchorage, AK). Penn State University (Schuykill Haven, PA)Palmer Museum of Art (PA State College, University Park, PA)-*Baltimore Civil War Museum (Baltimore, MD)Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, PA)Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE)Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (Philadelphia, PA)American Philosophical Society Museum (Philadelphia, PA)Alaska State Museum (Juneau, AK)*Hermitage Museum and Gardens (Norfolk, VA)Locks Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)Fleischer/Ollman Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)Schwenkfelder History Society (Pennsburg, PA)Various private collectors (mid-Atlantic and Northeast)**collection surveys

University of Delaware

Masters of Science

University of Delaware

Bachelor of Arts and Science