Graduation Year

2025

Document Type

Campus Only Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Art Conservation

Reader 1

Eric Doehne

Reader 2

Kathleen Purvis-Roberts

Abstract

This thesis examines the public art collection at Scripps College as a living archive that actively shapes institutional memory, identity, and aesthetics. Many artworks on campus risk being overlooked due to a lack of documentation, context, and accessibility. Through an initial effort to assess and digitize sculptures—beginning with condition reports, treatment histories, and updated metadata—this project highlights the critical need for sustained preservation and interpretive infrastructure. It argues that conservation is not merely a technical task, but also a practice of storytelling and cultural continuity. Expanding digitization efforts, enhancing interpretive materials, and encouraging collaboration between students, faculty, and staff are essential steps toward making these artworks more visible, relatable, and meaningful to the Scripps community today and into the future.

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