Biography
Harry has a master's degree in Paper Conservation from Camberwell College of Art and is an Accredited Member of the Institute of Conservation. He previously worked at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and was the Craigen W. Bowen Fellow in Paper Conservation at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard Art Museums, from 2012 to 2014. Harry is primarily responsible for the print collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Research
Harry is currently investigating historical deceptive repairs to Northern European Old Master prints. He is also researching the material and technical aspects of the mezzotints by David Lucas after John Constable.
Publications
Key publications:
- Ling E. and Metcalf H. John Constable’s Working Relationship with David Lucas on the English Landscape. Print Quarterly, forthcoming.
- Conversations: Glenn Ligon, Elenor Ling and Harry Metcalf. In: Ligon G. & Rashid, H. Glenn Ligon All Over the Place, Fitzwilliam Museum in association with Paul Hoberton Publishing, 2024 pp. 66-83.
- Metcalf, H. Deceptive Repairs to Israhel van Meckenem Prints in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Journal of Paper Conservation vol 24 issue 3-4, 2023 pp. 83-90.
- Ling E. and Metcalf H, Lord Fitzwilliam’s Print Albums as Evidence. AIC Book and Paper Group Annual vol 40, 2021 pp. 131-143.
- Metcalf H. The Conservation and Technical Study of a Group of Screen-prints by Corita Kent. AIC Book and Paper Group Annual Vol. 33, 2014 pp. 54-59.
- Creasy H., Metcalf H. & Pearce N. History and Conservation of Kunyu Quantu (a map of the whole world) by Ferdinand Verbiest 1674. In: Colbourne, J. & Fishman Snyder, R. Printed on Paper: Techniques, History and Conservation of Printed Media, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumbria University Academic Press, 2009 pp. 33-41.
