Obituaries

Carl Grimm in 1978. Image courtesy of Joyce Hill Stoner
Obituary: Emmett Carl Grimm

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Carl loved his friends; he loved being a conservator, and he was loved by many.
Conservator David Bull at work on Ginevra de'Benci by Leonardo da Vinci, 1990. National Gallery of Art Archives. Images - Staff Groups and Offices. Photograph by Dennis Brack. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art Archives.
Obituary: David Bull

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“It was a joy to watch David sitting quietly before the painting, while the subtle touches of his brush brought forth slowly and surely the inner...
Celebrating Austin’s 40th birthday. Image taken by Sarah Staniforth.
Obituary: Austin Nevin

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On 2 October 2024, the conservation community lost one of its brightest lights, and one that should have shone for decades longer.
Jilleen on holiday in the south of France, summer 2023. Image by Leslie Carlyle
Obituary: Jilleen Nadolny

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Jilleen’s unusually broad knowledge of materiality and practice is best characterised by the term ‘technical art historian’, and in recent years this...
IIC Council, 1990s: Back Row: David Bomford, Andrew Oddy, Rafaeella Rossi-Manaresi, Colin Pearson, Jane McAusland, Liliane Masschelein-Kleiner, David Drown, David Leigh, Prof Teddy Hall; Front row, seated: Stephen G Rees-Jones (Treasurer), Henry W M Hodges (Secretary- General, Agnes Grafin Ballestrem (President), Perry Smith (Executive Secretary). Image courtesy of David Leigh and the IIC.
Obituary: Stephen G Rees-Jones (1941-2024)

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Stephen G Rees-Jones died peacefully at home on 14th January 2024. He was born in 1941and studied archaeological conservation at the Institute of...
Andrew Durham. Image courtesy of Artlab
Obituary: Andrew Durham FIIC

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Andrew Durham, Director of Artlab Australia in Adelaide has died after a short illness on 28 December 2023.
Obituary: Richard Lithgow FIIC ACR

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We are very sorry to announce the sudden and unexpected death of Richard Lithgow on Monday 9 October 2023.
Image of Charles Olin (courtesy of son, David Olin).
Obituary: Charles H. Olin (1933-2023)

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It is with immense appreciation for a life well lived, that we inform of the passing of Charles Hilden Olin on March 28, 2023.