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Intern Jennifer Zitner (left) and guest
curator Christina Weyl install the Grace Albee exhibition
in the Fairchild Gallery.
Last spring the University Art Collection staff began an internship
program for undergraduate art history students. Jennifer Zitner
(C’05) of Long Island, the Art Collection’s first
intern, spent the spring semester researching, writing, and cataloguing
objects for the summer Fairchild Gallery exhibition Lynd
Ward: A Centennial Appreciation; began a long-needed inventory of many
obscure objects in The Vault; and installed the exhibition The
Early Career of Grace Albee, 1915–1934 with its curator,
Christina Weyl (C’05).
Jennifer had seen the Art Collection and Fine Print Collection “up-close” during
a session of the seminar “Museums in Washington,” taught
in the Fall 2004 semester by Prof. Elizabeth L. Prelinger. With
the encouragement of Professor Prelinger and the department chair,
Prof. Alison Hilton, Jennifer inquired about an internship—which
the Art Collection staff enthusiastically welcomed.
“My grandfather was an avid collector of modern prints
and rare books, so they have always been an interest of mine,” said
Jennifer. “I also wanted to learn skills such as cataloguing,
as well as gain exposure to new art. This type of experience
is definitely helpful for me in the future if I decide to work
in a museum or collection setting.” In a competitive field
such as museum curatorship, practical work as an intern can be
an advantage. The internship program continues this fall, with
a senior in the art history department.
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