MacKenzie Mallon
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MacKenzie Mallon
@historyofmack.bsky.social
Provenance, mostly of art but other things too.
Kansas City, Missouri
Provenance Specialist, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Personal account.
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:

recruiting2.ultipro.com/ART1010AICH/...
recruiting2.ultipro.com
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!
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.
www.artic.edu
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