Revealing the Rainbow: An Introduction to the Science of Color

Olivia R. Kuzio introduced the science of color, Thursday, October 12, 2023 at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. Olivia is a fellow in the Science Department of the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Her projects are centered around imaging systems, concentrating on the use and integration of reflectance imaging spectroscopies (RIS), macro X-ray fluorescence (ma-XRF) spectroscopy, and technical photography to generate distribution maps of the chemical, molecular, and structural components that comprise works of art. In contrast, her recent dissertation research focused on developing and refining accessible strategies for carrying out advanced scientific imaging with more familiar, affordable photography equipment. She enriched her graduate studies with internships at the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute and the Getty Conservation Institute, where she performed scientific imaging and material analysis on collections objects ranging from ancient Near-Eastern cuneiform tablets to Renaissance oil paintings to 20th-century Bauhaus gouache color studies. She holds a PhD in color science from Rochester Institute of Technology, and MS and BS degrees in chemistry from RIT and Pennsylvania State University, respectively.
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