Day: August 19, 2015

Front facade of Houghton Library

King Luckieboy Prepares for His Debut

The “King Luckieboy’s Party” graphite on tracing paper drawings came to the Weissman Preservation Center conservation lab in preparation the Walter Crane exhibition (which runs September 21st-December 19th) primarily because the drawings were at risk for damage due to the housing. The treatment, however, unexpectedly uncovered what may be evidence of the original intent of…