Maureen Cross

Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservation

Maureen was appointed in 2005 as a full-time lecturer in the conservation department. She has a joint BA Hons. in Sociology and Economics from Michigan State University and a BA Hons. in the History of Art from Hunter College: City University of New York. She worked in the curatorial department at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, before undertaking conservation fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum-Smithsonian Institution as well as work in private conservation studios in New York City. In 1996 she moved to the UK to study easel paintings conservation at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle, completing her MA with Distinction in 1998. She has since worked as a professional conservator at National Museums of Liverpool, Manchester Galleries, Tate before joining the 麻豆视频. Maureen became a Senior Lecturer in 2019.


Teaching 2020-21

MA in the Conservation of Easel Paintings

  • History of Artists Materials and Techniques
  • Modern and Contemporary Paintings Conservation
  • History and Practice of Written and Photographic Documentation
  • Practical Paintings Techniques for Replicas
  • Practical Conservation and Restoration of Easel Paintings
  • Physical History of Works of Art for Curators

Research interests

  • Materials and techniques of modern and contemporary artists.
  • Applied conservation research for treatment solutions


  • Recent publications

    Books and chapters in books

    • Horovitz, Isabel, 聽Cross, Maureen, Ormsby, Bronwyn et al., 鈥楬istory and Use of Other Rigid Supports for Easel Paintings from Early Renaissance to 20th Century,鈥 in The Conservation of Easel Paintings. ed. J. Hill-Stoner and R. Rushfield; Butterworths-Elsevier, London (2012) Total pages in book 889; Chapter pages 51-115 (Pages of contribution 103-110)
    • Sims, Shelley, Cross, Maureen and Smithen, Patricia, 鈥楢crylic Retouching鈥, in Mixing and Matching: Approaches to Retouching Paintings, Archetype Books, London (2010) Total pages in book 179; Chapter pages 163-179

    Essays, articles and conference proceedings

    • Polkownik, Camille, Richardson Clare, Cross, Maureen, Maisey,听Sarah, ‘Lining at the National Maritime Museum and at the 麻豆视频 Institute of Art: Past and Present,’ Contribution to the Conserving Canvas Conference, 14-17 October, Yale University & Art Gallery, ed. Schwarz et.al., Yale University and Getty Foundation Press, (2023) 1:4
    • Burnstock, Aviva, Cross, Maureen, Serres Karen, 鈥楪oya鈥檚 Portrait of Francisco de Saavedra: Materials, Techniques, Conservation and Context, 罢别肠丑苍猫, No 53, (2022), 40-47
    • Amato, Silvia R., Cross, Maureen, et al, 鈥楨xamining Edouard Manet鈥檚 Le Dejeuner sur l鈥檋erbe from the 麻豆视频 Gallery using spectral imaging techniques鈥, in Tales of the Unexpected in Paintings Conservation, Contribution to British Association of Picture Conservator/Restorers Conference, BAPCR, 31 January 2020, Archetype Publications, London (2020) 98-110
    • Diamond, Olympia, Barkovic, Margaret, Cross, Maureen, Ormsby, Bronwyn, 鈥楶ioneering Solutions: Treating Water Stains on Acrylic Paintings | Case 麻豆视频聽Composition,聽1963 by Justin Knowles鈥,听Treatment 2017: Innovation in Conservation and Collection Care, Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol 58 (3) (Spring 2019) pp 144-157
    • Amato S.R., Burnstock A., Cross M., Janssens K., Rosi F., Cartechini L., Fontana R., Dal Fovo A., Paolantoni M., Grazia C., Romani A., Michelin A., Andraud C., Tourni茅 A., Dik J., 鈥業nterpreting technical evidence from spectral imaging of paintings by Edouard Manet in the 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥,听X-Ray Spectrometry聽48, no.4 (2019): 282-292. DOI:聽.
    • Barkovic, Margaret, Diamond, Olympia, Cross, Maureen,听鈥楾he Use of Agar Gel on Water-Stained Acrylic Canvases鈥, in聽Gels in Conservation, Contributions to the IPA/Tate Conference,听16-18 October, Archetype Publications, London (2017)聽51-55
    • Burnstock, Aviva, Cross, Maureen, Serres, Karen, 鈥業nsoluble Surface Spots, Metal Soaps and Challenges in the Conservation of Goya鈥檚 Portrait of Francisco de Saavedra, Contributions to ICOM-CC 18th Triennial Conference, 4-8 September, Copenhagen, Denmark: Preprints ed. J. Bridgland, art. (2017) 1301. 1-7
    • Rutka, Fiona and Cross, Maureen, 鈥楾he Making of Fiona Rae, RA: In Conversation with a Young British Artist鈥,听Immediations聽3, (3) (2014)
    • Pearson, Harriet, Cross, Maureen and Barker, R., 鈥楶rotecting Impermanence: a preliminary investigation into the care of temporary artworks鈥,听Immediations聽3, (1) (2012)
    • Brummitt, Sophie and Maureen Cross, 鈥樷滱 Painter of 鈥楽trong and Good Likenesses鈥 麻豆视频ing some Gilbert Stuart portraits from Saltram House鈥,听National Trust: Arts Building Collections Bulletin, Autumn Issue (October 2011) 14
    • Ormsby, Bronwyn, Maureen Cross, Elli Kampasakali, Lise Chantrier-Aasen, Patricia Smithen, 鈥楢n Evaluation of Artists鈥 and Conservation Varnishes for Acrylic Emulsion Paint Films.鈥 in聽ICOM-CC 16th Triennial Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 19-23 September 2011: Preprints, Mng.聽ed. Janet Bridgland, International Committee of Museums, Paris聽(2011) 1-11
    • Cross, Maureen, Sophie Brummitt, 鈥楪ilbert Stuart In Britain (1775-1787): A Technical 麻豆视频 of Selected Work from Saltram House, National Trust Property, Devon,鈥櫬Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 51 (2) (Fall/Winter聽2011) 87-104
    • Tate-Harte, Alice, Chantal-Helen Thuer and Maureen Cross, 鈥楳aterials Focus: Funori: A New Medium for Consolidation and Retouching鈥,听The Picture Restorer聽36 (Spring聽2010) 13-14
    • Cross, Maureen, 鈥楥omplexities of a Woman in a Courtyard (1933)鈥, in聽Modern Paints Uncovered, Contributions to the Modern Paint Uncovered Symposium, 16-19 May 2006, ed .T. Learner, P. Smithen, J. Krueger and M. Schilling, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles聽(2007) 276
    • Cross, Maureen and Sarah Skinner, 鈥楻estoring Spontaneity: Conserving Duncan Grant鈥檚 鈥楥aryatid鈥 from the Collection of Manchester City Galleries鈥,听Cr: Interdisciplinair Vakblad voor Conservering en Restauratie聽(2004) 18-27
    • Cross, Maureen and Kathleen Flynn, 鈥楩rom Sausage Rolls to Sushi and Back Again: Lessons for successful travelling block-buster loans鈥,听The Paper Conservator, 27 (Autumn聽2003) 59-68
    • Cross, Maureen, et al., 鈥楩rom Fireplace to Fine Art 鈥 The Conservation of Duncan Grant鈥檚 Collage, Caryatid鈥, in聽IIC Works of Art on Paper: Books, Documents and Photographs, Techniques and Conservation. Baltimore Congress, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2-6 September 2002, ed. V. Daniels, A. Donnithorne and P. Smith, International Institute of Conservation, London (2002)
    • Bennett, Richard, Maureen, Cross and Joseph Padfield, 鈥楥onference Review, Under Pressure鈥, University of Northumbria, 7-11 April 1997,听The Picture Restorer, 12 (Autumn聽1997) 21-24

    Lectures and conference presentations

     

    • ‘Minimalism in context:鈥 the 麻豆视频 Institute of Art and the Royal Museums Greenwich,’ 鈥婣IC 50th Annual Conference 13-18 May, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2022)
    • ‘Lining at the National Maritime Museum and at the 麻豆视频 Institute of Art: Past and Present,’ Conserving Canvas Conference, 14-17 October Yale University, New Haven, CT (2019)
    • 鈥楾he Use of Agar Gel on Water-Stained Acrylic Canvases鈥, in聽Gels in Conservation, IPA/Tate Conference,听16-18 October, London, UK, (2017)
    • 鈥業nsoluble Surface Spots, Metal Soaps and Challenges in the Conservation of Goya鈥檚 Portrait of Francisco de Saavedra, ICOM-CC 18th Triennial Conference, 4-8 September, Copenhagen, Denmark (2017)
    • 鈥楥ondition Assessment and Documentation: An Overview, Contributions to The Basics of Artist鈥檚 Estates organised by The Institute of Artist鈥檚 Estates, 9-10 October, London, UK (2017)
    • 鈥楢 Technical 麻豆视频 of the 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥檚 Le D茅jeuner sur l鈥檋erbe using Macroscopic X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Provide New Insights into Manet鈥檚 Painting Practice鈥, Contributions to Writing Impressionism Into and Out of Art History, 1874 to Today conference, 3-4 November, London, UK (2017)
    • 鈥楪ilbert Stuart Across the Atlantic鈥,听Lunder Conservation Center: Conversations with Conservators, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 23 July, Washington, DC, USA (2013)
    • 鈥楢n evaluation of artists鈥 and conservation varnishes for acrylic emulsion paint films.鈥 ICOM-CC 16th Triennial Conference, 19-23 September, Lisbon, Portugal 聽(2011)
    • 鈥楩rederick Pickersgill鈥檚 Samson Betrayed: A Conversation with Paintings Conservation鈥. Manchester Art Galleries, 24 June, Manchester, UK (2003).
    • 鈥楢 Preliminary 麻豆视频 of the Tensile Properties of a Degraded Natural Linen Canvas with a View Towards Determining a Lining Programme鈥. The 16th Gerry Hedley Student Symposium, 29 May, Queens College, Cambridge (Hamilton Kerr Institute), UK (1998).

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