Kaplan, Emily

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B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.A., Queen's University, Canada

Professional Biography

Emily Kaplan has been an objects conservator on staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) since 1996. She focuses on conservation of the Latin American and archaeological collections, scientific analysis of collections, and preventive conservation. She is currently co-editing a book on qeros with contributions from multiple disciplines.

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- Radlo-Dzur, Alanna, Cooley, Mackenzie, Kaplan, Emily, Bright, Leah, Webb, E. K., Haude, Mary Elizabeth, Villafana, Tana, and Satorius, Amanda K. 2021. "The Tira of Don Martín." Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture 3 (3):7-37. https://doi.org/10.1525/lavc.2021.3.3.7 2021
- Alvarez-Martin, Alba, George, John, Kaplan, Emily, Osmond, Lauren, Bright, Leah, Newsome, G. A., Kaczkowski, Rebecca, Vanmeert, Frederik, Kavich, Gwénaëlle, and Heald, Susan. 2020. "Identifying VOCs in exhibition cases and efflorescence on museum objects exhibited at Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian-New York." Heritage Science 8:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-00454-4 2020
- Howe, Ellen, Kaplan, Emily, Newman, Richard, Frantz, James H., Pearlstein, Ellen, Levinson, Judith, and Madden, Odile. 2018. "The occurrence of a titanium dioxide/silica white pigment on wooden Andean qeros: a cultural and chronological marker." Heritage Science 6 (1):https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0207-0 2018
- Newman, Richard, Kaplan, Emily, and Derrick, Michele. 2015. "Mopa mopa: scientific analysis and history of an unusual south american resin used by the inka and artisans in pasto, colombia." Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 54 (3):123-148. https://doi.org/10.1179/1945233015Y.0000000005 2015
- Pearlstein, Ellen, MacKenzie, Mark, Kaplan, Emily, Howe, Ellen, and Levinson, Judith. 2015. "Tradition and Innovation, Cochineal and Andean Keros." in A Red Like No Other: How Cochineal Colored the World, edited by Anderson, Barbara and Padilla, Carmella., 44-51. Rizzoli, NY and Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2015
- Harrison, Ainslie C. and Kaplan, Emily. 2011. "Pre-Columbian Gold from Panama: Historic Collecting Practices and Conservation Treatments." in Preprints, ICOM-CC (International Council of Museums - Committee for Conservation) 16th Triennial Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 19-23 September 2011, 1. ICOM-CC. 2011
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- Kaplan, Emily. 2015. "Qeros and Long-Distance Trade." in The Great Inka Road : Engineering an Empire, edited by Barreiro, José and Mendieta, Ramiro Matos., 149-151. National Museum of the American Indian in association with Smithsonian Books. 2015

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Emily Kaplan
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National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
4220 Silver Hill Rd
Suitland, MD 20746

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