About
Leah Humenuck
Leah is a book and library materials conservator, currently performing treatments for the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Conservation Lab, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
She specializes in album structures, verdigris damage, and has an interest in new approaches of photographic techniques for bench conservators.
Leah has a passion for teaching and sharing about conservation, material chemistry, and the intersections of art and science.
Education:
MA Conservation
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, Chichester, England
BS Chemistry
Minors Art History and Studio Art
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA
Previous Experience:
The Book and Paper Studio, Dundee, Scotland February 2019
Edward James Foundation, Chichester, England January-February 2019
United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA July-September 2018
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY June-July 2017
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC May 2017
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC January – April 2017
Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Department, Washington, DC January – April 2017
Georgia Archives, Morrow, GA September – November 2016
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Suitland, MD June – August 2016
Navy History and Heritage Command Underwater Archaeology Conservation Lab, Washington, DC January – June 2016
Binding and Collection Care, Library of Congress, Washington, DC September – December 2015
Digital Media, Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Washington, DC June – August 2015
Mary Helen Cochran Library, Sweet Briar, VA August 2014 – May 2015
Leah is a book and library materials conservator, currently performing treatments for the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Conservation Lab, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
She specializes in album structures, verdigris damage, and has an interest in new approaches of photographic techniques for bench conservators.
Leah has a passion for teaching and sharing about conservation, material chemistry, and the intersections of art and science.
Education:
MA Conservation
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, Chichester, England
BS Chemistry
Minors Art History and Studio Art
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA
Previous Experience:
The Book and Paper Studio, Dundee, Scotland February 2019
Edward James Foundation, Chichester, England January-February 2019
United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA July-September 2018
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY June-July 2017
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC May 2017
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC January – April 2017
Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Department, Washington, DC January – April 2017
Georgia Archives, Morrow, GA September – November 2016
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Suitland, MD June – August 2016
Navy History and Heritage Command Underwater Archaeology Conservation Lab, Washington, DC January – June 2016
Binding and Collection Care, Library of Congress, Washington, DC September – December 2015
Digital Media, Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Washington, DC June – August 2015
Mary Helen Cochran Library, Sweet Briar, VA August 2014 – May 2015