Carolyn L. Rose
BornMarch 1949 Edit this on Wikidata
Pittsburgh Edit this on Wikidata
Died29 August 2002 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 52–53)
Washington, D.C. Edit this on Wikidata
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Position heldchairperson, conservator-restorer, conservation technician Edit this on Wikidata

Carolyn L. Rose (March 24, 1949 – August 29, 2002) was an archaeological conservator for the Smithsonian Institution and one of the first ethnographic conservators in the United States.[1]

Early life and education

Carolyn L. Rose (nee Rusch) was born on March 24, 1949, in Pittsburgh and raised in Washington, Pennsylvania.[1] She was the daughter of The Reverend William G. Rusch and Ruth J. (Johnson) Rusch. She was married to Horace Rose and later to Dr. David von Endt.[1][2]

Career

She earned a degree in art history from Sweet Briar College, and later obtained a master's degree from George Washington University (GWU) in 1976.[1][3]

She first interned as a student and then later started working for the Smithsonian as a conservation technician in 1972. She became a senior research conservator for the National Museum of Natural History in 1990.[1][4] In 2000, she began her position as a chair woman at the Smithsonian Institution's anthropology department.[1][2] Rose was also an adjunct associate professor at George Washington University since 1983.[1][4][2] She created anthropological conservation, a sub-discipline ethnography.[1]

Rose was president of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) from 1994 to 1995.[1][3][4] and the Washington Conservation Guild.[1][4]

Awards and honors

In 1992, Rose won the Rutherford John Gettens Merit Award for contributions to the American Institute for Conservation.[5][6] In 1996 and 1998, she received Exceptional Service Awards from the National Museum of Natural History.[1] In 1996, Rose also received the Award for Outstanding Service as President of SPNHC.[4]

In 2001, Rose was awarded SPNHC's President's Award for distinguished service as President of SPNHC.[3] In 2002, Rose was awarded SPNHC's Award for distinguished service and lifetime contribution to SPNHC's mission and values.[7]

Rose was awarded the President's Medal at George Washington University.[3] George Washington University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg described her as a "one-woman graduate school," due to having taught many ethnographic and archaeological conservators.[3]

Death and legacy

Carolyn L. Rose died of cancer on August 29, 2002, in Washington, D.C.[1][4] She is survived by her husband, mother, siblings, daughter, and grandchildren.[2][4] The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections' highest honor – SPNHC Award – was renamed in Carolyn Rose's honor.[8][7][4] Dr. Hanna M. Szczepanowska dedicated her 2012 textbook, Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Key Principles and Approaches, in memory of Rose.[9]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Levy, Claudia (September 6, 2002). "Carolyn Rose Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Carolyn L. Rose Obituary (2002) The Washington Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Newsletter 17.3 Fall 2002". www.getty.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Carolyn L. Rose" (PDF). SPNHC Newsletter. Vol 17, No. 1. pg. 1–2. March 2003.
  5. ↑ Kapsalis, Effie (December 16, 2015). "Women in Science Wednesday: Carolyn Rose". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gettens Award". www.culturalheritage.org. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Awards and Grants". The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Call for nominations for SPNHC Carolyn L. Rose Award, President's Award, Vendor Recognition Award and Honorary Memberships". The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. July 31, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ Szczepanowska, Hanna M. (2013). Conservation of Cultural Heritage : Key Principles and Approaches. London. ISBN 978-0-415-67474-4. OCLC 703209018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ↑ Protein Chemistry for Conservators. 1984.
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