About Me

Name: Rosa Lowinger

Rosa Lowinger is the director and chief conservator of Rosa Lowinger & Associates, a Los Angeles-based conservation studio specializing in 20th century sculpture and architecture. The 2009 Booth Family fellow in Conservation at the American Academy in Rome, she is presently doing research on the history of art vandalism. Primarily a hands-on conservator working in Los Angeles, Miami, and Honolulu, she also serves as a consultant to public art agencies throughout the U.S. and lectures frequently on issues of modern media, outdoor sculpture and public art. A founding contributor to the culture blog C-Monster.net, she writes frequently about art and preservation for mainstream media outlets such as ArtNews, Sculpture and Preservation magazines, as well as the website of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She is the author of Tropicana Nights: the Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub, and is at work on a book about Los Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel.

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