Presented at the 2021 Annual Student Conference hosted virtually by The Garman Art Conservation Department, SUNY Buffalo State College
View the official ANAGPIC 2021 conference program here.
Presentations
Melissa Amundsen, Buffalo State College
Treatment and Analysis of a 20th Century Painting on Masonite by Haitian Artist J.E. Gourgue
Ruby Awburn, Harvard University
When Less is Moore – an example of how the holistic understanding of an artist materials influenced treatment aims
Joseph R. Bacci, University of Pennsylvania
The Influence of Fire and Water on Lime, Natural Hydraulic Lime, and Cement-Lime Mortars
Hector J. Berdecia-Hernandez, University of Pennsylvania
Belleza Desnuda: A Conservation Assessment of the Exterior Concrete Surfaces of Henry Klumb’s Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Cataño, Puerto Rico
James E. Churchill, Columbia University
Monel: The Alloy that Time Forgot
Sources to view James’ ongoing research:
Historic Monel – Part I: Production and Processes of the International Nickel Company into World War II
Historic Monel – Part II: Testing and Analysis of Atmospheric Corrosion Products
Nickel Institute: Historic Monel – The Alloy that time Forgot (Technical article) and
Historic Monel – The Alloy that Time Forgot (Blog post)
Columbia Thesis: Decorative Monel: Historical Intent, Weathering and Analysis
Kristy Corcoran, Queen’s University
Canadian Isinglass: An Evaluation of Material Properties
Alder Hugo Corona, ENCRyM (Escuela Nacional de Conservacion y Restauracion y Museologia)
Fuentes Brotantes, un acercamiento como paisaje cultural – Fuentes Brotantes National Park, approached as a cultural landscape
Adrienne Gendron, New York University
Out on a Limb: Values-Based Decision Making in an Interventive Treatment of a 19th c. Plaster Dog
Heather Hodge, Buffalo State College
The Conservation and Technical Study of an Early 20th Century Opera Coat
Kristin Holder, New York University
Frame by Frame: Documenting the Treatment of Madonna and Child by Sano di Pietro
Jennifer McGough, UCLA/Getty
Preliminary Research into the Use of 3D Printing Technology for Loss Compensation of Asian Lacquerware
Jess Ortegon, University of Delaware
Something A Little Fishy: Analysis and Treatment of a Late Nineteenth-Century Children’s Pop-Up Book
Tucker M. Simmons, Columbia University
Testing Protective Coatings and their Removal for Outdoor Bronze Statuary
Céline Wachsmuth, UCLA/Getty
Consolidants and Context: A Green Approach to the Consolidation of Low-Fired Ceramics with a Case Study in Pueblo Ceramics
Ika Yi-Hsia Hsiao, Cleveland Museum of Art
Chinese Paintings Conservation Program in Taiwan- How I was trained in the past decade
Marissa Bartz, Grace McLean, Jérôme Paquet & Gabriela Rosas, Queen’s University
Manuscript Leaves: Non-Invasive Technical Analysis of Leaves from the W. D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
Annabelle Camp and Kris Cnossen, University of Delaware
Mixing Solutions: Combining Paper and Textile Approaches to Treat Iron-mordanted Printed Cotton
Leonie Müller and Julie Wertz, Harvard University
Identifying drawing inks and paper substrates using specular reflectance FTIR
Lightning Round Presentations
Lightning Round #1
1. Margalit Schindler, University of Delaware, Judaica Preservation Survey: A Portrait of Jewish Collections
2. Annika Blake-Howland, Buffalo State College, Comparing Early Twentieth Century Glass Manufacturers with XRF
3. Gabrielle Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania, Revisiting a Past Treatment at the Mission of San José de Tumacácori
4. Emily Mercer, Buffalo State College, The Recreation of Historic Watermarks
5. Michael Galardi, Queen’s University, A 19th Century Ontario Quilt: Material and Structural Analysis to Determine Degradation
6. Namratha Kondam, University of Pennsylvania, Infrared Thermography as a non-destructive method to measure the moisture patterns in historic free-standing exterior lime plaster and adobe walls
7. Tamara Dissi, UCLA, Fungal Pigments
8. Sasha Arden, New York University
Time-Based Media Conservation Ecosystems: Documentation Tools for Web-Based Artworks
9. Erin E. Murphy, Columbia University, (De)constructing Guastavino Vaulting
10. Katya Zinsli, Buffalo State College, Piecing It Together: Analysis and Treatment of a Painted Silk Flag
11. Robin Canham, Queen’s University, Practical Techniques for Creating Nanocellulose Film
12. Seo Jun Oh, Columbia University, Comparative Laboratory Evaluation of Natural Hydraulic Lime Mortars
13. Rachel Bissonnette, University of Delaware, Characterization of Persian Lacquer Based on Analysis of Painted Book Boards
Lightning Round #2
1. Rio Lopez & Allison Slenker, Buffalo State College, Illuminating Treatment Methods for 3D Paper Lamps
2. Tamara Dissi, UCLA, Feather and Pest Identification on a Fan Artifact
3. Colleen Watkins, Buffalo State College, Reducing disfiguring stains on paper using complementary color theory
4. Catherine E. Stephens, New York University, The Migration of Optical Brightening Agents During Conservation Treatments
5. Naftalia Hadar Flatte, University of Pennsylvania, A Site Vulnerability Study for Wupatki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument
6. Emily Joyce, Queen’s University, Thinking Backwards: Exploring a New Registration Method for Retouching a Reverse Glass Painting
7. Isabel Schneider, UCLA, Debunking the myth of Moroccan sabra silk using polarized light microscopy and exploring what that myth means to local artisans
8. Lavina Li, Queen’s University, Community Collaboration for Conservation Science Analysis on Northwest Coast Indigenous Material Heritage
9. Emma Guerard, Buffalo State College, Technical Imaging for Characterization of Board Attachments
10. Celeste Mahoney, New York University, “That translucent alabaster of our memories”: Developing a Fill Material for Travertine Vessels at the Metropolitan Museum of Art