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MacKenzie Mallon
@historyofmack.bsky.social
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Provenance, mostly of art but other things too.
Kansas City, Missouri
Provenance Specialist, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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You disappoint me, Punxsutawney Phil. #GroundhogDay
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The Art Institute of Chicago’s provenance research team is excited to offer a McMullan Arts Leadership internship:

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January 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Sometimes the smaller exhibitions are the most powerful, even when the objects themselves are small! What a fascinating show at the Nelson-Atkins exploring the museum’s extraordinary collection of miniatures by John Smart, spanning the artist’s entire career.
January 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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New CFP for AIA 2026 from the Ancient Figure-Decorated Pottery Interest Group: " #Provenance Research & the Collecting of Figure-Decorated Ceramics from Antiquity to
Today"

Wide-ranging, great theme! Please share with interested colleagues!
CALL FOR PAPERS for the January 2026 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, sponsored by the Ancient Figure-Decorated Pottery Interest Group Provenance Research & the Collecting of Figure-Decorated Ceramics from Antiquity to Today Recent decades have seen increased attention paid to the provenance or ownership history of ancient artefacts. This is often motivated by claims for restitution and efforts to reckon with histories of collecting, but also through a growing interest in recording ‘object biographies’ (or ‘object itineraries’). These address the many hands and places through which an object may pass, from its production, dispersal, and deposition in antiquity, to its modern recovery, restoration, marketing, and display. Such topics can be applied fruitfully to all types of ancient material culture, but painted pottery is especially productive on account of its durability, portability, relative affordability, and the profound role that it has played in shaping tastes over the last three centuries. The Ancient Figure-Decorated Pottery Interest Group invites papers that explore the collecting of painted pottery, as well as other ancient media, from antiquity to today. What were – and are – the markets for ancient art? How might we recognize the often-hidden roles played by dealers and traders? What strategies can be used to recover lost histories? And what ethical and practical considerations apply in studying and sharing this material? Possible topics include but are not limited to: • Ancient ownership (including evidence of assemblages, repairs, reuse,etc.) • Provenance research • Object biographies and itineraries • Conservation, restoration, de-restoration, and preservation (especially where techniques and materials may help to determine a vase’s history) • Display or publication and the acknowledgment of provenance issues • Pedagogical and scholarly frameworks for addressing provenance • The museum visitor’s (ask me for the rest)
January 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I’d like to share a fascinating provenance article that my brilliant colleague Meadhbh Ginnane just published on the Art Institute website. @mginna.bsky.social

www.artic.edu/articles/115...
From Looted to Restituted: Journey of a Drawing from Paris to Chicago | The Art Institute of Chicago
It is not usually the case that an artist has to hide while attempting to draw a portrait.
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January 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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New year, new webinar series! Join us for the first session:

💬Unpacking Provenance: Retracing the Histories of Asian Art

🕛Wednesday, 22 January, 12-1pm EDT / 6-7pm CET.

The webinar on histories of Asian Art brings together specialists to discuss provenance research processes and share resources.
January 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
@schuhmacher.bsky.social told me this was the new place to be for all things provenance. So here I am.
December 6, 2024 at 6:33 PM