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FitzHugh spent her entire career at the Freer
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in 1956. She worked alongside
Gettens to establish a technical scientific laboratory at the art gallery, creating the protocols for the analysis of materials and pigments. Specifically, she developed the laboratory procedures to better understand the Chinese bronzes. This involved wet chemistry
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approaches and emission spectroscopy. FitzHugh had access to primitative characterization equipment at the Freer
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RUTHERFORD J. GETTENS; ELISABETH WEST FITZHUGH; ROBERT L. FELLER (August 1974). "CALCIUM CARBONATE WHITES".
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on an archaeological expedition in
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FitzHugh retired in 1991, but continued to work at the
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RUTHERFORD J. GETTENS; ELISABETH WEST FITZHUGH (February 1974). "MALACHITE AND GREEN VERDITER".
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RUTHERFORD J. GETTENS; ELISABETH WEST FITZHUGH (May 1966). "I. Azurite and Blue
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FitzHugh was interested in the conservation and protection of art. She served as editor of
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Elizabeth West Fitzhugh; Robert L. Feller; Ashok Roy (1997).
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South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation
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FitzHugh was appointed to the technical research team at the
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FitzHugh, Elisabeth West; Zycherman, Lynda A. (1983-02-01).
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