Barack, Sarah
Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum staffBarack, Sarah
Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum staffConservation and technical study of three dimensional museum collections. Focus on porcelain and glass studies.
Positions
- Head of Conservation and Senior Objects Conservator, Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2018 -
Background And Education
Education And Training
- M.A., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University , Conservation Center
- M.B.A., Columbia University , Business School
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Johnson, Jessica S., Lockshin, Nora, Lussier, Stephanie, and Barack, Sarah. 2022. "The Smithsonian's Council of Conservators." SI NCP Collection Quarterly, 15. 2022
- Barack, Sarah, Radin, Ben Fino, Lipps, Andrea, and Walthew, Jessica. 2021. "Planning for the Future Right Now: Riskscapes in Conserving Contemporary Design." Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2020.1796377. 2021
- Walthew, Jessica, Barack, Sarah, Quinn, Adam, and Hill, Nolan. 2020. "Sharing Conservation Imaging Research with the Public." Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 59, (1) 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2019.1690908. 2020
- Barack, Sarah. 2018. "Access and Life in the Lab: @cooperhewittconservation." Design Journal, 8 11–13. 2018
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Blog Posting
- Barack, Sarah. 2022. "Year of Glass: Imitating the Ancient." Cooper Hewitt Blog New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Jan 21, 2022. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/01/21/year-of-glass-imitating-the-ancient/. 2022
- Barack, Sarah. 2022. "Year of Glass: Old Glass in a New Light." Cooper Hewitt Blog New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Apr 21, 2022. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/04/21/year-of-glass-old-glass-in-a-new-light/. 2022
- Barack, Sarah. 2019. "Conserving the Surtout de Table: Cut Glass." Cooper Hewitt Conservation New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Apr 9, 2019. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/04/09/conserving-the-surtout-de-table-cut-glass/. 2019
- Barack, Sarah. 2018. "Conservation for Multisensory Engagement." Cooper Hewitt New York;: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum;. Oct 15, 2018. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/10/15/conservation-for-multisensory-engagement/. 2018
- Barack, Sarah. 2018. "Protecting the Iridescent." Cooper Hewitt Conservation New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Aug 14, 2018. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/08/14/protecting-the-iridescent/. 2018
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Chapter
- Walthew, Jessica A. and Barack, Sarah. 2022. "Conserving active matter in contemporary design." In Living Matter: The Preservation of Biological Materials in Contemporary Art An International Conference Held in Mexico City, June 3–5, 2019. Rivenc, Rachel and Roth, Kendra, editors. Los Angeles, California: Getty Conservation Institute. 2022
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Conference Paper
- Barack, Sarah and Walthew, Jessica. 2021. "Politics, Race, and Objectification: Uncomfortable Encounters in the Conservation Lab." American Institute for Conservation (Virtual) 2021-05-11. 2021
Contact
Location
- Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Department
