McCarthy, Blythe

Fellowship Advisor

Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery staff

Technical studies of artifacts composed of inorganic materials, especially Asian glass and ceramics; materials characterization and non-destructive analysis methods

education and training

S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

awards and honors

Secretary's Research Prize, 2020

selected publications

article
- Clarke, Matthew L., Gabrieli, Francesca, Rowberg, Kathryn L., Hare, Andrew, Ueda, Jiro, McCarthy, Blythe, and Delaney, John K. 2021. "Imaging spectroscopies to characterize a 13th century Japanese handscroll, The Miraculous Interventions of Jizo Bosatsu." Heritage Science 9 (1):20-20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00497-1 2021
- Tamburini, Diego, Shimada, Chika Mori, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2021. "The molecular characterization of early synthetic dyes in E. Knecht et al & rsquo;s textile sample book & ldquo;A Manual of Dyeing & rdquo; (1893) by high performance liquid chromatography- Diode array detector- Mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-MS)." Dyes and Pigments 190:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109286 2021
- Tamburini, Diego, Breitung, Eric, Mori, Chika, Kotajima, Tomoko, Clarke, Matthew L., and McCarthy, Blythe. 2020. "Exploring the transition from natural to synthetic dyes in the production of 19th-century Central Asian ikat textiles." Heritage Science 8 (1):114-114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-00441-9 2020
- Webb, E. K. and McCarthy, Blythe. 2014. "Recommendations for the Standardization of Digital Radiography of Cultural Heritage Materials." in RATS: Research and Technical Studies Specialty Group Postprints: from the 42nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 27-June1, 2014, edited by Sybalsky, Julia., 282-308. American Institute for Conservation. 2014
- Heginbotham, Arlen, Bezur, Aniko, Bouchard, Michel, Davis, Jeffrey M., Eremin, Katherine, Frantz, James H., Glinsman, Lisha, Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Hook, Duncan, Kantarelou, Vicky, Karydas, Andreas Germanos, Lee, Lynn, Mass, Jennifer, Matsen, Catherine, McCarthy, Blythe, McGath, Molly, Shugar, Aaron, Sirois, Jane, Smith, Dylan, and Speakman, Robert Jeff. 2010. "An Evaluation of Inter-Laboratory Reproducibility for Quantitative XRF of Historic Copper Alloys." in Metal 2010: International Conference on Metal Conservation, Interim Meeting of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation Metal Working Group, October 11-15, 2010, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, edited by Mardikian, Paul, Chemello, Claudia, Watters, Christopher, and Hull, Peter., 178-188. Clemson University. 2010
- Chao, Raina, McCarthy, Blythe, and Yano, Gail. 2010. "Non-destructive investigation of Raku ceramic glazes." in Glass and Ceramics Conservation 2010: interim meeting of the ICOMCC Working Group, October 3-6, 2010, Corning, New York, USA, edited by Roemich, Hannelore., 145-155. Corning Museum of Glass. 2010
book
- Polidori, Elisabetta, Jacobson, Emily Klayman, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2019. Going Beyond Appearances: Examination of Hidden Paint Layers in a Gulistan of Sa'di from the Freer Gallery of Art. Smithsonian Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.9728213.v2 2019
- Glazer, Lee, Jacobson, Emily, McCarthy, Blythe, and Roeder, Katherine. 2019. Whistler in watercolor: lovely little games. Yale University Press. 2019
- McCarthy, Blythe. 2009. Scientific research on historic Asian ceramics: proceedings of the Fourth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art. Archetype Books. https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.930786.39088016522088 2009
chapter
- Bowe, Stacy and McCarthy, Blythe. 2011. "Construction Methods of Suzuribako." in East Asian Lacquer: Material Culture, Science and Conservation, edited by Rivers, S., Faulkner, R., and Pretzel, B., 121-134. Archetype Publications and the Victoria and Albert Museum. 2011
- McCarthy, Blythe. 2008. "Faience in Ancient South Asia." in Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, edited by Selin, Helaine., 915-917. Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4425-0_8589 2008
- Tite, M. S., Shortland, A. J., McCarthy, Blythe, and Paynter, S. 2008. "Production of Glazed Pottery and Brickwork in the Near East." in Production Technology of Faience and Related Early Vitreous Materials, edited by Tite, M. S. and Shortland, A. J., 187-198. Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph. 2008
webpage
- Polidori, Elisabetta, Jacobson, Emily Klayman, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2019. "Going Beyond Appearnaces: Examination of Hidden Paint Layers in a Gulistan of Sa'di from the Freer Gallery of Art." Smithsonian Scholarly Press 2019-11-07. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.9728213. 2019
- Glazer, Lee, Jacobson, Emily, McCarthy, Blythe, and Roeder, Katherine. 2019. "Whistler in watercolor." https://archive.asia.si.edu/publications/whistler-in-watercolor/default.php. 2019

editor of

book
- McCarthy, Blythe and Giaccai, Jennifer, editors. 2021. Scientific Studies of Pigments in Chinese Paintings. London: Archetype Publications. 2021
- Jett, Paul, McCarthy, Blythe, and Douglas, Janet G. , eds. 2012. Scientific Research on Ancient Asian Metallurgy Proceedings of the Fifth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art. Archetype Publications in association with the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.986959.39088016753477 2012

McCarthy, Blythe

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