Sara Gene Levin

Curriculum Vitae
142 W. 26th Street, New York, NY 10001; (917) 374-3345; sglevin@gmail.com

Education
University of Delaware / Winterthur Museum
Graduate fellow in the M.S Program for Art Conservation. Concentration: Objects Supervisor: Objects Conservator Bruno Pouliot 2nd Year: Assessment and treatment of a variety of materials including: porcelain, a wooden model boat from Yap island, archaeological glass, silver, an archaeological copper alloy relief, painted tin-plated iron and vegetable ivory. A scientific technical analysis conducted on a painted tin-plated iron coffee pot. Seminars during the year cover subjects such as: silver coating, reducing ceramic stains, feather cleaning, basketry repair, mist consolidation and the ethics of ethnographic conservation. 1 Year: An overview of the material science and conservation of: paper, textiles, objects (organic and inorganic), library materials, photographs, furniture and paintings. Students are also trained in preventive conservation, photography, writing in-depth condition reports, and microscopy.
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September 2010-Current

Hunter College

2009-2010

Graduate student in the Art History M.A. program. Art history classes included: Greek, Egyptian, Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Modern, Contemporary and Nineteenth Century.

Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Arts degree in History GPA: 3.6. Study Abroad Year: Madrid, Universidad Carlos III Executive Editor, Argus student newspaper

2001-2005

Conservation Experience
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY

Septembercurrent

Supervisors: Wendy Walker and Carolyn Riccardelli Third-year graduate student objects conservation intern As an intern, I am completing a variety of projects ranging from the restoration of Meissen porcelain to the treatment of a nineteenth century Japanese iron sculpture, a Chinese horn cup and crizzling glass. The internship involves coordinating with a number of different supervisors, and combines treatment with art historical research, photographic documentation, scientific analysis and consultations with curators.

Israel Antiquities Authority

Jerusalem, Israel Supervisor: Ceramics Conservator Elisheva Kamaisky

JuneAugust 2012

Conservation Intern Worked with archaeological ceramics, glass, organics, textiles and metals. Projects included: reconstruction of a large hole mouth jar, cleaning and reconstruction of a glass bowl, cleaning of textiles and a basket fragment, and cleaning copper alloy and silver coins. I learned about new techniques and materials suited to the fast-paced environment of the Authority, and had the opportunity to visit several other conservation labs in Jerusalem and ongoing excavation sites.

Athenian Agora Excavations

Athens, Greece Supervisor: Conservator Karen Lovn

JuneAugust 2011

Conservation Intern Cleaned, stabilized and restored recently excavated archaeological artifacts including: ceramics, metal coins, glass, bone and painted plaster. Maintained the storage and transportation of fragile objects. Consulted on-site during the excavation, and created plaster casts to facilitate the block-lifting of ceramic vessels.

Amann+Estabrook Conservation Associates

October 2009June 2010

New York, NY Supervisors: Paintings Conservator Sandra Amann and Objects Conservator Lisa Bruno Conservation Intern 1 day per week. Carried out the treatments of epoxy maquettes by Franois-Xavier Lalanne. Filled and inpainted losses, replicated missing elements.

Brooklyn Museum

2008-2010

Brooklyn, NY Supervisors: Chief Conservator Ken Moser, Objects Conservator Lisa Bruno, Paper Conservator Toni Owen, Collections Manager Walter Andersons Conservation Intern 1 day per week. Tasks included: Mixing reagents and spot testing, building archival display drawers, creating storage boxes and supports, building a travel bed for mummy Demetrios, cleaning, hinging, and repair of paper artwork, ceramic repair, silver polishing and coating, insect infestation identification, accession numbering objects and textiles. IMLS Photography Coordinator September 2009-June 2010 1 day per week. Organized, evaluated and transferred all objects to be photographed for the Museums Institute of Museum and Library Services photography project. Housekeeper of Objects September 2009-January 2010 2 days per week. Cleaned objects and painting frames on view in the galleries Textile Rehousing Coordinator December 2008-March 2009 IMLS storage relocation project: Worked with Collections Management, Conservation, Registrars and Curatorial staff to oversee location inventory, workflow of art handlers, planning and budgeting for the relocation of ethnographic textile collections in storage. Duties included preparing storage housings; loading/unloading, packing/unpacking, and moving crated/uncrated works of art.

Other Work Experience

Brooklyn College Art History Dept.
Brooklyn, NY Supervisor: Visual Resources Curator Stephen Margolies ARTstor Cataloger Scanned and retouched images for the Brooklyn College ARTstor online database from books and slides using Photoshop. Cataloged all image titles and accompanying information in Excel for online display.

January-September 2008

Museum of the Moving Image

Queens, NY Supervisor: Director Rochelle Slovin

2006-2007

Development Associate Maintained Raisers Edge database for all gifts and relationships. Assisted in preparing local and national grants; coordinated logistics for special screenings and events, such as hotel reservations and RSVP lists. Managed membership services. Editorial Assistant on the Museum Journal and Annual Report; co-created a family section of the Moving Image website.

Community Media
New York, NY Supervisor: Arts Editor Nicole Davis

2005-2007

Arts Writer and Graphic Designer Published articles and illustrations in the Villager, Downtown Express and Chelsea Now newspapers. Assistant to the art director, executing layouts of advertisements and classifieds in each paper with Quark, InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. Co-founder of Brooklyn Based website about arts and culture in the borough, www.brooklynbased.net.

Volunteering / Other field work

Martha Graham Center and Westbeth Artists Housing November 2012
New York, NY Supervisor: Vicki Lee, AIC-CERT Volunteered in salvage efforts following Hurricane Sandy to recover costumes from the Martha Graham collection dating back to the 1930s, and aided in mold mitigation of paintings and drawings owned by Westbeth residents, which were damaged by flooding.

New Museum

October 2011

New York, NY Supervisor: Conservator Eleonora Nagy Aided in cleaning the Giant Triple Mushrooms sculptures by Carsten Hller in preparation for the exhibition Experience.

Hebrew University
Tel Hazor, Israel Supervisor: Dr. Amnon Ben-Tor Completed archaeological fieldwork in the Biblical-era site at Tel Hazor.

June-July 2009

Ecomuseau Field School

September-October 2007

Menorca, Spain Supervisor: Fernando Contreras Rodrigo Completed archaeological fieldwork in the Roman-era fort at the Cape of Cavalleria.

Skills
Experience with the following scientific analysis techniques: Ultraviolet illumination, polarized light microscopy, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), reflectance transform imaging (RTI). Proficient in Spanish Knowledge of HTML code, Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, In-Design. Experience in the fine arts: Drawing, painting, photography (digital and silver gelatin), ceramics, wood working.

Awards / Memberships
National Endowment of the Arts Writing Fellow 2006 American Institute for Conservation Student Member

References
Lawrence Becker, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge of Objects Conservation, Metropolitan Museum of Art th 1000 5 Ave., New York, NY 10028 / 212-396-5454 / Lawrence.Becker@metmuseum.org Wendy Walker, Objects Conservator, Metropolitan Museum of Art th 1000 5 Ave., New York, NY 10028 / 212-396-5267 / Wendy.Walker@metmuseum.org Bruno Pouliot, Senior Objects Conservator, Winterthur Museum 5015 Kennett Pike, Wilmington DE 19735 / 302-888-4718 / BPouli@winterthur.org Elisheva Kamaisky, Senior Ceramics Conservator, Israel Antiquities Authority P.O. Box 586, Jerusalem, Israel 91004 / 972-2-589-2223 / elisheva@israntique.org.il Lisa Bruno, Head Objects Conservator, The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238 / 718-501-6562 / Lisa.Bruno@brooklynmuseum.org