Thomas B. Johnson: A Nebraska Artist’s Collection
Thomas Berger Johnson was born in Omaha in 1890 to Swedish immigrant parents. Johnson’s introduction to art came early; his father, Hjalmar, was an artist and craftsman ...
Gerald Ford Conservation Center
What We Found
Preserving John Falter’s Work: Inside the Conservation of a 400-Piece Collection
The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center Paper Lab recently completed treatment on a collection of nearly 400 works on paper by the American artist John P. Falter, perhaps ...
Conserving a 17th-Century Bible with Copper Plate Engravings
The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center recently completed treatment on a 395-year-old Bible celebrated for its detailed printing.
The Bible, published in 1630, ...
Repairing an Ivory Eagle Sculpture from Late 19th-Century Japan
With outstretched wings carved from ivory, a large eagle sculpture became the focus of a detailed conservation treatment at the Gerald R. Ford Conservation ...
Stabilizing three insect-damaged Masonic “carpets”
(Published April 2026)
Freemasons have long shared their values and traditions with new members through artwork, including visual aids known as master’s charts or ...
Conserving A Presidential Coconut Head
In late 1990, Smithsonian magazine published a story on gifts given to U.S. presidents. The cover of the issue highlighted a gift once bestowed on Harry S. Truman: a ...
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