The Painting Techniques of Franz Kline

Thanks to James Pearson, the Museum’s framer/conservator, here’s a little behind the scenes look at the type of work we are doing to preserve the Museum’s highlight objects. Here you can see James working on a self-portrait by the very famous artist Frans Kline. Notice just how much goes into simply removing the object from its old frame. Why remove it at all? For decades it was common practice to use wood pulp backing and cardboard for framing. Both of these materials, however, are extremely ac