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Sarah Hilary
Born
Auckland
NationalityNew Zealand
Known forconservation
Styleminiatures

Sarah Hillary (born 1956, Auckland) is a New Zealand artist and art gallery conservator.[1][2] She is the daughter of the New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary.[3][4] She had also detected a forgery of a Gottfried Lindauer painting.[5]

Her art practice was creating miniatures size of matchboxes.[6]

During 1998, there was a robbery at Auckland Art Gallery, Still on Top by James Tissot was stolen and severely damaged. The painting was restored by a team lead by Hilary.[7]

Still on top by James Tissot

In 2013, Hilary treated and conserved objects for her father's exhibition, From the Summit - Hillary's Enduring Legacy at Auckland Museum.[8]

In 2019, another notable work she conserved was Colin McCahon’s Upland Road Chapel windows that garnered media attraction in New Zealand.[9]

In 2024, Hilary announced her retirement after spending 40 years in Auckland Art Gallery, over 25 years of which was Principle Conservator.[3][10]

Publications

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Hillary's publications are:

  • The Back of the Painting: Secrets and Stories from Art Conservation (2021)[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Dolphin Afternoons". Artnow. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. ^ "Hillary, Sarah". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "Sarah Hillary on growing up with Sir Ed and leaving her 40-year career". 1News. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. ^ "Hillary, Sarah Louise, 1956-". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  5. ^ "Sarah Hillary on the life of an art conservator". RNZ. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  6. ^ "Sarah Hillary: 'I certainly wouldn't want to climb Everest'". NZ Herald. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  7. ^ Hillary, Sarah (2021-04-08). "The painstaking work of restoring a painting stolen at gunpoint". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  8. ^ "My happy place: Sarah Hillary, gallery conservator". NZ Herald. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  9. ^ "Sarah Hillary: saving art - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  10. ^ "Art conservator Sarah Hillary: Forgeries, chemistry, and hidden nudes". RNZ. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  11. ^ "The Back of the Painting | Te Papa". tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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