PMG Tips Session During Lunch Session

Elena Bulat: At Weissman Center, Harvard University with 9 million images. Rubber cement adhesive – in preparation for an exhibit of advertising photography. Collection is 260 photographs many mounted with rubber cement adhesive with back and window mats. Silver gelatin and chromogenic color. On gelatin emulsion removed with 100% ethanol and cotton pad. Not removed … Continue reading “PMG Tips Session During Lunch Session”

Re-examining the (Electro-) Chemical Cleaning of Daguerreotypes

Presented by Dr. Bill Wei, Senior Conservation Scientist of Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, and representing work by others cited in the program Dr. Wei presented primer on electrocleaning and he notes the he stumbled into this project. Part of project on Objects in Context – cleaning and perception. This project uses case studies over … Continue reading “Re-examining the (Electro-) Chemical Cleaning of Daguerreotypes”

Wednesday: Textile Group Meeting Update–An Afternoon of New Materials, Practice, and Place

Wednesday’s afternoon talks began with Gretchen Guidess who lectured on Finding Support: Reassessing & Developing a New Support System for Original Upholstery. The talk focused on a recent conservation treatment of a slip seat with surviving original under upholstery. Gretchen conserved the slip seat during her second year at the Winterthur/University of Delware Program in … Continue reading “Wednesday: Textile Group Meeting Update–An Afternoon of New Materials, Practice, and Place”

Architecture Specialty Group Session on Recent Student Research

In a new format, the Architecture Specialty Group (ASG) held a morning session devoted to presentations by students and recent graduates of architectural conservation programs. These papers presented recent research work carried out by the students on a variety of thesis topics. Jennifer Schork, a recent graduate of Columbia University now working with Integrated Conservation … Continue reading “Architecture Specialty Group Session on Recent Student Research”

Conservation Internship The Chinati Foundation

Conservation internshipThe Chinati FoundationMarfa, Texas The Chinati Foundation http://www.chinati.org is acontemporary art museum based upon the ideas of its founder, DonaldJudd. The specific intention of Chinati is to preserve and presentto the public permanent large-scale installations by a limitednumber of artists. The emphasis is on works in which art and thesurrounding landscape are inextricably linked. … Continue reading “Conservation Internship The Chinati Foundation”

Preservation Week is coming!

Preservation Week is coming up, May 9-15, 2010. The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) has put out a nice press release about the annual event: Recognizing the critical role libraries play in preservation, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) in partnership with the Library of Congress and the Institute … Continue reading “Preservation Week is coming!”

Conservation Glossaries

Okay, Katie and Rose – you’ve convinced me to answer the call! Hello fellow ECPNers! Allow myself to introduce…myself. My name is Crista Pack and I am currently employed by the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis as their Conservation Technician. Some might find this odd considering that there are no … Continue reading “Conservation Glossaries”

Conference Call Notes – 11.20.08

Here is a synopsis of what came out of the latest conference call: Possible ECPN projects at the 2009 Annual Meeting: Photographic conservator Paul Messier pitched two possible projects for the ECPN: 1. The Angel’s project for the AIC annual meeting in L.A. They are looking for possible venues for the project, as well as … Continue reading “Conference Call Notes – 11.20.08”