Clara
Goolsby
Emerging Conservation Professional
ABOUT CLARAClara Goolsby is a recent graduate in the class of 2024 at Loyola Marymount University with a double major in Biochemistry and Classics and Archaeology.
News and Publications
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Excited State Proton Transfer from Acidic Alcohols to a Quinoline Photobase Can Be Solvated by Non-Acidic Alcohol Solvents
July 22, 2024
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LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Alumni Profile
April 2024
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LACMA Unframed: The Art and Science of Museum Conservation
December 7, 2023
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LMU Newsroom: A Day in the Life of a Conservation Intern at LACMA A Day in the Life of a Conservation Intern at LACMA
October 4, 2023
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LACMA Unframed: A Day in the Life of a Conservation Intern at LACMA
October 3, 2023
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LMU Campus News: A Visit at the Etz Hayyim Synagogue and the Maleme Historical Memorial Site in Crete: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Greek Resistance
September 22, 2023
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LMU Beyond the Classroom: Ancient Roman Dinner
Spring 2022
Clara working on vacuuming an Adriaen Brouwer painting, supervised by Elise Rousseau and Sarah Mitchell in a Textile Conservation course at LMU in spring 2022.
Clara learning how to use the HPLC instrument with Conservation Scientist Laura Maccarelli in spring 2023.
Clara HEPA vacuuming a collection of Japanese books at Art Conservation de Rigueur.
Clara presenting her paper “Hysteria; The Bacchae as a Coming-of-Age Reversal” at the 2023 LMU Classics and Archaeology Research Symposium.
Clara working in Dr. Jonathan Ryan Hunt’s Lab at LMU alongside colleague, Daniel Heuss, in spring 2022.
Clara and fellow pre-program intern Gabrielle Ly adding guidelines to the lining of a tapestry at Art Conservation de Rigueur.
Clara completing object handling training with her co-intern Margaret Kraus and objects conservator Silviu Boariu in spring 2023.
Clara and fellow interns performing surface repairs to a 15th century Flemish tapestry at Art Conservation de Rigueur.
PHILOSOPHYClara believes that conservation is essential to the preservation of history through art and material culture. Her background in archaeology has given her an understanding of how important maintaining material culture is to maintaining an equitable and accurate historical record.
SKILLSUV-Vis Spectroscopy
FT-IR
HPLC
Scientific and Academic Writing
Microfading Analysis
Archival Skills
Agisoft Metashape
Raman Spectroscopy
Laboratory Skills
Intermediate Latin
Museum Photography
Object Handling
TCSPC spectroscopy
Hand Sewing
Tapestry Repair
Color Matching and Retouch
Elementary Spanish
Elementary American Sign Language