Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Ariel O’Connor

Ariel O’Connor is an Objects Conservator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She preserves and studies three-dimensional art objects, maintains the outdoor sculpture collection, and researches materials and technology in early bronze casting.

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Mysteries of the First Mastodon

Conservator Ariel O'Connor unearths the mysteries behind Charles Willson Peale’s mastodon.

Ariel O’Connor | April 29, 2020