EDUCATION:
Mary McGinn graduated summa cum laude with a
B.F.A. in painting and drawing from The Pennsylvania
State University in 1978. She is a 1994
graduate of the Winterthur Museum/University
of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. Mary
interned for two years in the Conservation Department
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
and worked as an Advanced NEA Intern in paintings
conservation at the Baltimore Museum of Art for
one year.
EXPERIENCE:
Mary McGinn has been in private practice in
the Philadelphia area since 1997. She
has experience with the assessment and treatment
of a broad range of paintings, from 16th century
German and Italian oil on panel paintings to
contemporary acrylic on canvas paintings. She
is also skilled in the treatment
of gilded frames and painted furniture.
Her institutional clients include: Brandywine
River Museum, Eastern University, Grey Towers
National Historic Landmark (USDA Forest Service),
Lancaster County Historical Society, Maplewood
Township (NJ), Masonic Lodge & Temple (Philadelphia),
Morven Museum & Garden, Naomi Wood Trust
(Woodford), Nemours Mansion & Gardens, Pennsylvania
State Museum, Palmer Museum of Art (Pennsylvania
State University), Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center,
Smyrna Board of Education, University of Delaware,
Winterthur Museum, and Woodmere Art Museum.
Mary is currently the Painting Conservator at
Winterthur Museum and Adjunct Assistant Professor
in the Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware
Program in Art Conservation.
