Philadelphia Museum of Art, Center for American Art
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Van Pelt Auditorium, Philadelphia Museum of Art
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The conservation treatment of Thomas Eakins’s Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic) presents an opportunity to share the research and insights of the team dedicated to preserving and interpreting this 1875 American masterpiece in the 21st century. The afternoon-long symposium on September 19 includes a presentation on "Eakins as Witness: Twenty Years of Medical Progress" by Mark S. Schreiner, M.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. See the complete schedule here.