Samuel Wittwer is curator of the ceramics collections at the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation and of the archives of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory

—The Furniture History Society

and finally settled in Egypt

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Mortality Immortality? The Legacy of 20th-Century Art Mother's Day 2025 Samuel Wittwer is curator ofEdited by Miguel Angel Corzo Which objects or events will define the art of our time? Who will decide what is to be preserved for posterity and how that will be done? If an artist chooses ephemeral materials, should the work be allowed to deteriorate? These are among the questions posed in this stimulating volume, based on a conference on the preservation of contemporary art held at the Getty Center in March 1998. Professionals from a range of