Elisabeth West FitzHugh

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Elisabeth West FitzHugh
Born1926 Edit this on Wikidata
Beirut Edit this on Wikidata
Died2017 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 90–91)
Mitchellville Edit this on Wikidata
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Position heldresearch associate (1991–2011), conservation scientist, analytical chemist Edit this on Wikidata

Elisabeth West FitzHugh (born July 30, 1926 – January 13, 2017) was a Lebanese American conservation scientist. She was a fellow of the

International Institute for Conservation
.

Early life and education

Elisabeth West FitzHugh (

Fogg Art Museum, to discuss her career.[2] He recommended that she speak to Rutherford John Gettens at the Smithsonian Institution.[2]

Career

FitzHugh was appointed to the technical research team at the

X-ray diffraction measurements, she visited the National Museum of Natural History.[2]

FitzHugh spent her entire career at the Freer Gallery, working as an analytical and conservation scientist. It is thought[by whom?] she was the first woman cultural heritage scientist at the Smithsonian.[2] She soon became an expert in Chinese Jade and bronze, Japanese painting and oriental lacquer. Amongst the many artists' pigments studied by FitzHugh, her work on the chemistry of Han purple and Han blue were groundbreaking.[1][3][4]

FitzHugh was interested in the conservation and protection of art.

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, including Chair of Ethics and Standards and eventually President.[1]

Awards and honors

Legacy

FitzHugh retired in 1991, but continued to work at the Smithsonian until 2011. She died in 2017 in Mitchellville, Maryland.[1]

Family

FitzHugh was married to Richard FitzHugh, a biophysicist at the National Institutes of Health.[citation needed]

Selected publications

  • RUTHERFORD J. GETTENS; ELISABETH WEST FITZHUGH (May 1966). "I. Azurite and Blue Verditer". Studies in Conservation. 11 (2): 54–61.
    Wikidata Q58495434
    .
  • RUTHERFORD J. GETTENS; ELISABETH WEST FITZHUGH (February 1974). "MALACHITE AND GREEN VERDITER". Studies in Conservation. 19 (1): 2–23.
    Wikidata Q58496767
    .
  • RUTHERFORD J. GETTENS; ELISABETH WEST FITZHUGH; ROBERT L. FELLER (August 1974). "CALCIUM CARBONATE WHITES". Studies in Conservation. 19 (3): 157–184.
    Wikidata Q58496782
    .
  • Elizabeth West Fitzhugh; Robert L. Feller; Ashok Roy (1997). Artists' Pigments: Volume 3: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics (PDF).
    Wikidata Q67032471
    .

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary for Elisabeth FitzHugh". Washington Conservation Guild. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Harmon, Dr Elizabeth (2021-07-06). "Elisabeth West FitzHugh, a Driving Force in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Scientific Research". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. JSTOR 1506342
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  4. ISSN 0039-3630
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  5. ^ "AATA Online Abstracts of International Conservation Literature | Princeton University Library". library.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. ^ "Gettens Award". www.culturalheritage.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  7. ^ "Honorary Membership". www.culturalheritage.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  8. ^ "Forbes Prize Lecture | International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works". www.iiconservation.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  9. ^ "Honorary Fellows of IIC | International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works". www.iiconservation.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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