Linda Lennon

Linda Lennon graduated with an M.S. from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 1997 with a concentration in Objects Conservation. During graduate school, an interest in organic materials and crafts led her to focus on ethnographic objects conservation through internships at the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Museum of Natural History and the National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center.

Upon graduation, Linda was hired as an Assistant Objects Conservator at Winterthur Museum and Country Estate for a four-year contract to survey and treat objects in the collection. At Winterthur, she treated numerous decorative arts objects composed of varied materials, ranging from the group of earthenware pitchers displayed in Liverpool Hall to single objects such as the tellurion displayed in the Architect’s Room.

In private practice since August 2002, Linda enjoys the variety of Objects Conservation: the various objects, materials, and challenges. She has completed condition surveys of a range of collections, from archaeological objects, historical objects to contemporary art and has treated objects made of glass, ceramic, metal, and organic materials, such as wood, leather, paper. She especially enjoys the conservation treatment of composite objects that include organic and inorganic materials, particularly those with polychrome surfaces.

She recently returned from the Metals Conservation Summer Institute that included experience in ancient furnace bronze casting and instruction in metallographic structure and topics in metals conservation.

Linda is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation.