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[Patricia Smithen inspecting painting]
Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

A Passion for Paint

When she decided to pursue a career in art conservation, Patricia Smithen had no idea that it would one day mean overseeing a room full of butterflies at the esteemed Tate Modern contemporary art gallery. She also had no idea that she would one day find herself teaching in the very department where she had received her own training 25 years earlier.