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RESUME
- Karen Angela Klingbiel
Work experience:
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2005-present
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Atelier
for Textile Conservation, Dresden,
Germany
Principal,
Textile Conservator |
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1998-2004
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Textile Conservation &
Consulting, Inc., Madison, Ohio
Principal,
Textile Conservator
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7/99-10/99
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Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden (Rüstkammer), Dresden, Germany
Visiting Textile Conservator
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1994-1998
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Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, Ohio
Textile Conservator
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10/96-12/96
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Leiprecht
Textilkonservierungsatelier, Solothurn, Switzerland
Visiting Textile Conservator
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| 11/95 |
Deutsches Leder- und Schuhmuseum, Offenbach,
Germany
Visiting Textile Conservator |
Textile Conservation Study:
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1991-1994 |
Abegg
Foundation, Riggisberg, Switzerland
Textile Conservation,
under direction of Dr. Mechtild Flury-Lemberg |
Additional studies:
| 4/98 |
The Smithsonian
Institution, The Smithsonian Center for Materials Research,
Washington D.C.
“Chemical
Treatments of Fibers for Conservators” |
| 1/95 |
Deutsches Leder- und Schuhmuseum, Offenbach,
Germany
“Leather
Conservation for Conservators: Theory
und Practice” |
| 5/95 |
National Palace
Museum, Taipeh, Taiwan/ Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen,
Germany
“Ancient
Knots of
China: Theory and Practice”, Dr. Lydia Chen |
| 10/94 |
Ciba Corp.,
Special Chemicals Laboratory, Basel, Switzerland
“Direct Dyestuffs: Independant Study and Research” |
| 8/94 |
Hungarian National Museum,
Budapest, Hungary
“Textile Chemistry for
Conservators: Theory and Practice”, Dr. Jaro Marta,
Dr. Agnes Timar-Balazsy |
| 10/92 |
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und Prüfung, (BAM,
Federal Agency for Material Research and Testing), Berlin,
Germany
“Microscopy of Textile Fibers/ Identification and
Analysis”, Dr. rer.
nat. W. Schiller
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| 7/92 |
Centre International D’Etude des Textiles Anciens (CIETA),
Lyon, France
“Techniques
des Textiles Anciens”, Odile Valensot
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| 3/92 |
Ciba Corp., Special
Chemicals Laboratory, Basel, Switzerland
“Dyeing Protein and Plant
Fibers with Metal-Complex and Direct Dyestuffs:
Theory and Practice” |
| 12/92 |
Schule für Gestaltung, Bern,
Switzerland
“Climatology for Conservators”,
College specializing in conservation and restoration,
Bern Dr. Volker
Schaible |
Exhibitions:
Textiles Conservation/textile restoration was
carried out for the following exhibitions.
Taft Museum of Art:
2003-2004
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, The Royal Academy of
Arts, London, UK
"Illuminating the
Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Painting in Europe, 1467–1560"
Tapestry: Adoration of the Magi, Brussels, 1.h.16 c.
Cleveland Museum of Art:
| 10/97-1/98 |
The Cleveland
Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“When Silk Was
Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles in The Cleveland and
Metropolitan Museums of Art” NYC. |
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List of objects conserved for the
exhibition:
- Child’s Coat, China,
Sogdiana, 8. c. (see Prince's Coat)
- Child’s Pants, China,
Tang dynasty (618-907), 8. c. (see Prince's
Pants)
- “Kashaya”, Embroidery,
Ming dynasty (1368-1644), early 15. c. (see Kashaya)
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Archeological Garment,
Burial Robe, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
- Pair of Short Boots, Liao
dynasty (907-1125), 10. c. (see Pair of Boots)
- Canopy, Silk tapestry
(kesi), Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), late 12. c.
- Garment Fragment,
“Flowers, Cranes and Clouds”, Liao dynasty (907-1125), 10. c.
- Textile with Diamonds,
Central Asia, 11. c.
- Textile Fragment, “Swan
Hunt”, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
- Garment Fragment,
“Djeiran with Floral Branches and Moon”, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
- Textile Fragment,
“Phoenixes Soaring amid Clouds”, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
- Sacred Book Cover,
“Brocade with Phoenixes”, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
- Textile Fragment, North
China, Mongol period, 13. to mid 14. c.
- Textile Fragment, Central Asia,
mid 13. c.
- Textile with Tiny Leaves, Central
Asia, Mongol period, 13. to mid 14. c.
- Textile Fragment,
“Phoenixes and Dragons”, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
- Textile Fragment, “Cloth
of Gold with Rabbit Wheels”, Eastern Iranian world, second quarter to mid 13. c.
- Textile Fragment,
“Textile with Palmettes”, Central Asia, Mongol period, 13. to mid
14. c.
- Textile Fragment, Textile
with Phoenixes”, Eastern Iranian world, Transoxiana, late 13. to 14.
c.
- Embroidery with Birds, Tang
dynasty (618-907), 8. to 9. c.
- Pair of Headpieces, Liao
dynasty (907-1125)
- Needleloop Embroidery,
“Ocean, Rocks and Peonies”, Yuan-early Ming dynasties, 14. c.
- Needleloop Embroidery, “Phoenix
and Tree Peony”, China 14. c.
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| 1996
– 98 |
The Cleveland
Museum of Art
“Re-opening of
the Armor Court”:
Design and Construction of mannequins and stands for the suits
of armor,
Conservation / restoration of 8
tapestries "Dido and Aeneas"
in cooperation with the De Wit Koninklijke Manufactuur van Wandtapijten n.v.,
Mechelen, Belgium
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| 4/95-
4/97 |
The Cleveland
Museum of Art
“Greek Island
Embroideries”, Exhibition of the conserved Textiles: |
Abegg-Stiftung:
| 1995 |
"Textile
Masterpieces: Tapestries and Textiles from the World of Islam,
Painted Lent Cloths from Germany, Archeological
Textiles from Siberia and Bohemia".
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| 1994 |
“Baroque Splendor”. |
| 1993 |
“New
Acquisitions”. |
| 1992 |
“Traces of Precious
Textiles”. |
| 1991 |
“Textiles
from Saint Servatius of Maastricht”. |
Lectures/Presentations:
2000
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The Midwestern
Conservation Guild, (MRCG), Memphis, Tenn., “Challenges of the
Conservation Treatment of a 17th Century Dagger Case from the
Collection of The Royal Armory in Dresden. |
1998
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John Carroll
University, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Dept. of Religious Studies, “Conservation Treatment: A Pair
of 11th Century Burial Boots from Northern China.” |
1998
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The Midwestern
Conservation Guild, (MRCG), New Harmony, Indiana, “Conservation Issues:
The Treatment of a Pair of 11th Century Burial Boots from Northern
China.” |
| 1997 |
Cleveland Museum
of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Museum Council:
Corporate Breakfast: “Highlights of the “When Silk Was Gold”
Exhibition.” |
| 1997 |
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Gallery Talk:
“Archeological Textiles from China and Central Asia.” |
| 1997 |
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Gallery Talk:
“Embroidery Techniques in China and Central Asia between the 8th and
14th Centuries.” |
| 1997 |
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Women’s
Council, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio “Highlights of the
CMA’s Textile Collection.” |
1996
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Women’s
Council, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio “Recent
Acquisitions: The CMA’s Asian Textile Collection.” |
1996
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Case Western
Reserve University, Dept. of Art History, Museum Studies Graduate
Program, “Conservation Issues: The Icon of the Virgin and other
Egyptian Textiles in the CMA’s Collection.” |
1995
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Midwest
Regional Guild (MRCG), Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. “The
Conservation and Reconstruction of a Burial Robe from the Liao Dynasty
in Northeast China” |
Publications, contributions:
OTAVSKY, Karel and ABBAS MUHAMMAD SALIM, Muhammad.
Medieval Textiles I - Egypt, Persia and Mesopotamia, Spain and North
Africa.
Abegg-Stiftung Riggisberg, 1995.
Contribution: Technical analysis of numerous textile fabric
according to Cięta standards.
FLURY-Lemberg, Mechthild and Illek, Gisela.
Traces of Precious Textiles, Riggisberger Reports,
Abegg-Stiftung Riggisberg, 1995.
Contribution: Technical drawings, the Robes of St. Valerius, p.
78,
figure 102, the Robes of St. Valerius, Dalmatic I, section of the
original 13th
century p.
86, figure 120 and Dalmatic I, documenting restoration of the
15th-20th century,
fig. 121, Dalmatic I and Dalmatic II, p.
99th
Technical catalog, Dalmatic I and Dalmatic II, p.
227, fig. 7, Dalmatic I and Dalmatic II, lining, fig. 8, p.
228.
WATTS, CW James and WARDWELL, Anne E. When Silk Was Gold - Central
Asian and Chinese Textiles,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997, Technical drawings: Cloth of
Gold with Displayed Falcons, 13th
century, Fig 70, cat.
No.
36, p.144, Contribution: restoration / preservation, reconstruction
and technical analysis from the following Conservation Report:
KLINGBIEL, Karen A. Conservation Report: A Burial Robe from a Liao
Tomb in Northeastern China.
(Copyright 1996, unpublished). Robe, Liao Dynasty (907-1125),
technical documentation, drawings and analysis of the reconstructed
archeological textile fragments with gold embroidered patterns
fig.
78, p.
177, p.
176-179.
KLINGBIEL, Karen A. Conserving the Past- Cleveland Museum of Art
Members Magazine, Oct.
1997.
KLINGBIEL, Karen A., ILEC, Eva.
Ceremonial dress: Christian I. of Saxony: Research Report with
documentation of the historical design, alterations, old
restorration
of
the costume including fiber and material analysis.
Dresden State Art Collections, armory, Inv.
No. I-6th
p.
1-36.
(2010, unpublished)
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