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Claude Booker and Cecil Fergerson, art preparators at the museum, had formed the group in the aftermath of the 1965 Watts rebellion to agitate for diversified programming. Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: Remembering the man whose landmark 1976 exhibition insisted: Black art matters," 7 Apr. 2020

Ryan’s former work as a preparator helped in designing Re-Tool 21′s curriculum, Williams said. Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, "Joyce Foundation program wants to guide new faces to careers in the art world," 10 Dec. 2019

The once hard-to-find venue with terrible climate control and poor access for the disabled will soon be an institution unto itself: galleries, preparator’s studio, education studio, lobby, offices, and an elevator. BostonGlobe.com, "MassArt Art Museum," 11 Oct. 2019

But as preparators carefully removed excess rock, Wang realized that the animal wasn't a bird at all. National Geographic, "New species of bat-wing dinosaur discovered," 8 May 2019

Eight preparators were working at that moment at different fossils. Michelle Weber, Longreads, "Who Needs Jurassic Park When We Have Liaoning, China," 21 Apr. 2018

Eight preparators were working at that moment at different fossils. Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, "The Great Chinese Dinosaur Boom," 19 Apr. 2018

But as preparators carefully removed excess rock, Wang realized that the animal wasn't a bird at all. National Geographic, "New species of bat-wing dinosaur discovered," 8 May 2019

Eight preparators were working at that moment at different fossils. Michelle Weber, Longreads, "Who Needs Jurassic Park When We Have Liaoning, China," 21 Apr. 2018

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