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Art preparator Theresa King-Dickinson ruminates on the universal privilege of art appreciation.
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"I look at works and I wonder, 'What was your day like? Who are you?'"

Art preparator Theresa King-Dickinson ruminates on the universal privilege of art appreciation.

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Woman from the French Colonies, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier French, Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, and enamel; white marble socle, French, Paris
Woman from the French Colonies
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
Charles-François Rossigneux
1861
Portrait of a Woman, Egon Schiele Austrian, Color lithograph
Portrait of a Woman
Egon Schiele
Wiener Werkstätte
1910
The Adoration of the Magi, Hieronymus Bosch Netherlandish, Oil and gold on oak
The Adoration of the Magi
Hieronymus Bosch
ca. 1475
The Third-Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier French, Oil on canvas
The Third-Class Carriage
Honoré Daumier
1864
Madame de Saint-Morys (Eléonore Elisabeth Angélique de Beauterne, 1742–1824), Joseph Siffred Duplessis French, Oil on canvas
Madame de Saint-Morys (Eléonore Elisabeth Angélique de Beauterne, 1742–1824)
Joseph Siffred Duplessis
1776
Portrait of a Woman and an Enslaved Servant, Nicolas de Largillierre (or Largillière) French, Oil on canvas
Portrait of a Woman and an Enslaved Servant
Nicolas de Largillierre (or Largillière)
1696
Modern Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, Oil on canvas
Modern Rome
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1757
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) Spanish, Oil on canvas
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1650
Seated Peasant, Paul Cézanne French, Oil on canvas
Seated Peasant
Paul Cézanne
ca. 1892–96
Saint Maurice, Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop German, Oil on linden
Saint Maurice
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop
ca. 1520–25
Bashi-Bazouk, Jean-Léon Gérôme French, Oil on canvas
Bashi-Bazouk
Jean-Léon Gérôme
1868–69
Street Story Quilt, Faith Ringgold American, Cotton canvas, acrylic paint, ink marker, dyed and printed cotton, and sequins, sewn to a cotton flannel backing
Street Story Quilt
Faith Ringgold
1985