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Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage: Life Cycle Assessment Examining Crates for Heritage Objects Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Sarah Nunberg, Sarah A. Sanchez, Matthew J. Eckelman
The Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage (STiCH) https://stich.culturalheritage.org project informs cultural heritage professionals about sustainable choices through life cycle assessment (LCA...
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The Renaissance Restored: Paintings Conservation and the Birth of Modern Art History in Nineteenth-Century Europe Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Noémie Étienne
Published in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Calculating the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Central Depot of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna – First Results of the Pilot Study Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Tanja Kimmel
Museums are important actors in the fight against climate change. In order to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5° Celsius, European museums are required to reduce their CO2 emissions to contr...
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The Oddy Test and the Photographic Activity Test (PAT): A Direct Comparison of Accelerated Aging Test Methods for Assessing Storage, Display, and Transport Materials Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2024-02-12 E. M. Breitung, M. S. Noyes, D. M. Burge, C. H. Stephens, A. Bone, J. Tétreault, E. J. Richardson, I. C. Buscarino
Two accelerated aging tests, the Oddy test and the Photographic Activity Test (PAT), are used to predict the safety of storage, display, or transport materials used near cultural heritage objects. ...
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Lead Transfer Risk from Handling Ceramics with Deteriorated Lead Glazes Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Adrienne Gendron
The risks of lead transferring to gloves while handling lead-glazed ceramics was evaluated with simple empirical tests using Plumbtesmo test strips. Five lead-glazed ceramics from the Harvard Art M...
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The Art & Science of Illuminated Manuscripts: A Handbook; The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Mark Clarke
Published in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (Vol. 63, No. 1, 2024)
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Objects, Memory, and Restorative Justice (A Personal Reflection on Conservation’s Meaning) Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Rachel Rivenc
Humans and objects are deeply entangled through systems of knowledge, exchange, production and consumption. The entanglement is also emotional. Objects have symbolic power and therefore emotional c...
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Editorial Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez
Published in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (Vol. 62, No. 4, 2023)
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Two Sculptures, One Master? A Technical Study of Two Rare Examples of Polychrome Sculptures Associated with “the Master of Saint Catherine of Gualino”, Italy, Fourteenth Century Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Diana de Bellaigue, Jessica Chloros, Lore Troalen, Laura Hendriks, Justine Lenglet, Jérôme Castel, Xavier Dectot, Negar Haghipour
Between the 1960s and 1990s art historian Giovanni Previtali identified a group of polychrome wood trecento sculptures from the Umbrian-Abruzzo region of Italy as the work of one hand. He named his...
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Encountering and Countering Constraints in the Exploration of Ethiopia’s Unique Wall Painting Technology Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Lisa Shekede, Stephen Rickerby, Blair Priday
Little known to the outside world, the northern highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia, possess an extraordinary wall painting heritage. These astonishing paintings have so far evaded the multiplicity of co...
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A History of over 50 Years of SUNY Buffalo State’s Paintings Conservation Education Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Fiona T. Beckett, Meredeth Lavelle
Paintings conservation education at State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo State University has evolved over the last 50 years. The foundation and beginnings of the art conservation program at...
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An Exploration of Consolidants for Ancient Egyptian Limestone Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Nina Owczarek, Anna O’Neill, Molly Gleeson, Jessica Betz Abel, Julia Commander
The Penn Museum has many monumental architectural elements of the Palace Complex of Merenptah, a 19th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The palace was excavated in Memphis by Clarence Fisher and elements o...
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Caliche From Archaeological Zone of Guanajuato Mexico and Nearby Deposits: Geochemical and Mechanical Characterizations Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Alexis Ahedo-Díaz, Miguel A. Luna-Muñoz, Raúl Miranda-Avilés, Mercedes Salazar-Hernández, Jorge Cervantes, Omar Cruces-Cervantes, Carmen Salazar-Hernández, María Jesús Puy-Alquiza
Currently, several archaeological sites are being studied in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Among these sites is the Cerro de Los Remedios, located in the municipality of Comonfort, in the state ...
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Editorial Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez
Published in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (Vol. 62, No. 3, 2023)
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Materials Characterization with Multiband Reflectance Imaging at the Brooklyn Museum: A New Tool for the Multiband Imaging Kit Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Dawn Kriss, Victoria Schussler, Elyse Driscoll, Lauren Bradley, Jessica Ford, Federica Pozzi, Elena Basso
ABSTRACT In pursuit of accessible tools for non-invasive examination, Brooklyn Museum (BkM) conservators experimented with using multiband reflectance imaging (MBR) to characterize materials in the collection. This imaging technique visualizes materials that have a pronounced difference in reflectance across defined spectral bands, essentially providing a map of an object’s surface. MBR involves using
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Technical Imaging for Private Practice Conservators Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Emily MacDonald-Korth
ABSTRACT Technical imaging is a powerful group of tools and techniques that allow a work of art to be visually recorded under various wavelengths of light to document the current condition, detect restoration and alteration, identify condition issues, characterize materials and their location, and create a visual baseline for future study. Museum conservation laboratories have a long history of technical
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An Investigation into the Suitability and Stability of a New Pigmented Wax-Resin Formulation for Infilling and Reintegration of Losses in Paintings Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Catarina Rocha Pires, Leslie Carlyle, Kate Seymour, Isabel Pombo Cardoso, Susana França de Sá
ABSTRACT A new Pigmented Wax-Resin (PWR) formulation for infilling and reintegration of losses in paintings is introduced and tested for its suitability and stability. It consists of a mixture of Cosmoloid H80 microcrystalline wax and Regalrez 1126 hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin with dry pigments and/or fillers. Unlike other PWR formulations, including those sold by Gamblin Conservation Colors, it
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Sustainable Practices Applied to the Environmental Management of Archival Collection Storage Spaces at the Southwest Wing in the National Maritime Museum in London, UK Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Maria F. Bastidas-Spence
ABSTRACT The rigidly set bandwidths for temperature and relative humidity have been the subject of discussions among museum professionals to ensure the preservation of collections while reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions to achieve a sustainable practice for environmental management in collection spaces. In 2020 at Royal Museums Greenwich, a group including engineers and conservators
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Rediscovering Gaspar de Figueroa: A Technical Examination of the Portrait of Friar Cristóbal de Torres, Archbishop of the New Kingdom of Granada Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-06-04 Maria Carolina Peña Mariño
ABSTRACT Gaspar de Figueroa (c.1594-1658) was a prolific painter in seventeenth-century Santafé de Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada (modern-day Colombia). The portrait of Cristóbal de Torres, painted in 1643, is one of the rare-signed examples of works by the artist that exist. This article focuses on the technical examination of the painting using well-established imaging techniques, fiber analysis
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Non-destructive Dendrochronology: The Effect of Conservation Agents on Tree-ring Measurements in Archaeological Oak with Micro-computed Tomography Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Jörg Stelzner, Ingrid Stelzner, Jorge Martinez-Garcia, Sebastian Million, Damian Gwerder, Oliver Nelle, Philipp Schuetz
The effect of different conservation methods on non-destructive dendrochronology with micro-computed tomography (μCT) of waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW) was assessed. To this end, oak samples...
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Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Jane Henderson, Ashley Lingle
Conservators have a complex relationship with touching things. As the conservation profession looks to the future, conservators need to be, and be seen to be, co-creators of considered access rathe...
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Practical Approaches to Technical Research Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Caroline Roberts
Published in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (Vol. 62, No. 2, 2023)
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A Comparison of Materials for Dry Surface Cleaning Soot-Coated Papers of Varying Roughness: Assessing Efficacy, Physical Surface Changes, and Residue Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Teresa T. Duncan, Edward P. Vicenzi, Thomas Lam, Shannon A. Brogdon-Grantham
ABSTRACT To provide detailed information to aid conservators faced with soot removal, a survey comparing the removal of lamp black pigment, serving as a model soot, from three sample papers of differing roughness is presented. The efficacy of ten different dry surface cleaning materials—including sponges, firm and kneaded erasers, eraser crumbs, a cleaning putty, a solvent-free polydimethylsiloxane
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Beauty Revealed: Technical Analysis and Treatment of Zand and Qajar Oil Paintings Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Melissa Gardner, Corina E. Rogge
The interiors of Zand and Qajar palaces were often decorated with idealized portraits meant to convey wealth and internationality through depiction of European goods, jewelry, and other social sign...
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Small Museum Research Strategies at the Alaska State Museum Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-02-25 Ellen Carrlee
ABSTRACT The Alaska State Museum in Juneau is a small, remote institution that must lean heavily on cultivating relationships with experts in other disciplines, graduate interns, and conservation colleagues, as well as adherence to three interrelated guiding principles to carry out research with its limited staff, sole conservator, and small budget. The first principle is called comparative observation
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Integration of Laboratory and Field Measurements on Soil and Bronze Artifacts: Facilitating Conservation Treatment and Management of Archaeological Collections Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-02-19 Ian Donald MacLeod, Alice Boccia Paterakis
ABSTRACT Chloride ion, pH, and voltage (redox potential) measurements were conducted in the field and conservation laboratory on soil and copper alloy artifacts deriving from two archaeological sites of the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology, Kaman-Kalehöyük (Kırşehir) and Büklükale (Kirikkale), in Central Anatolia, Turkey. The project established the impact of the burial environmental conditions
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Pedal to the Metals: Preserving Automotive Racing History Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Roxine Dunbar, Lisa Imamura
ABSTRACT The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum collections encompass vehicles, memorabilia, art, and archives documenting the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. During a preservation needs assessment conducted by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), Museum staff pointed out tarnish and corrosion on the trophies in the memorabilia collection. This raised a number of
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Adaptation of a Standard Industrial Peel Test for Testing Consolidants in the Conservation Studio Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Noa Kollaard, W. (Bill) Wei
ABSTRACT Adhesives and consolidant strength play a major role in many conservation treatments. In industry, adhesive strength is often determined using standardized tests including 90° peel tests. However, not all conservation studios have or can afford mechanical testing equipment for such tests, although it is often readily accessible at third-party facilities. For a university conservation project
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Wavelength Selection Using a Modified Camera to Improve Image-Based 3D Reconstruction of Heritage Objects Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-30 E. Keats Webb, Stuart Robson, Roger Evans, Ariel O’Connor
ABSTRACT Tools for image-based 3D-reconstruction are commonly used for cultural heritage applications; however, wider usage has increased variability in the quality of output 3D models. Geometric variations between 3D models acquired with differing methods make metric conservation applications such as condition monitoring and measuring change over time challenging. This article presents an investigation
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Tailoring Cleaning Systems for the Removal of Bronze Paint and Soiling From a J.M.W. Turner Gilded Frame Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-05 Inês Bravo
This paper presents practice-based research designed to support the development and optimization of a successful cleaning methodology for an oil gilded J. M. W. Turner (1755–1851) frame in Tate's c...
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Deconstructing the Creation of Daguerre’s dessins-fumées: A Photographic Process or Just Smoke and Mirrors? Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Sarah K. Freeman, Michelle Sullivan, Nathan S. Daly, Karen Hellman, Lynn Lee
In the years before the public announcement of the daguerreotype process in 1839, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre and others experimented with variations on photographic processes, including a heretof...
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Editorial Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-11-08 Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez
Published in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (Vol. 61, No. 4, 2022)
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Growing Pains: Characterization of Efflorescence on a Large-Scale Magnesium Relief by Frank Stella Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Abed Haddad, Joy Bloser, Emily Mulvihill, Lynda Zycherman
A large-scale work by Frank Stella, Giufà, la luna, i ladri e le guardie (1984), exhibited crystalline growth on painted and unpainted surfaces after nearly 30 years of storage. µ-FTIR and Raman sp...
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A Note on Macroscopic Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Enabled 3D Scanning for Museum and Cultural Heritage Applications Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-10-27 Xingyu Zhou, Darlene In, Xinchang Xiong, Kunze Yang, Xing Chen, Heather McCune Bruhn, Xuan Liu, Yi Yang
ABSTRACT Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging method that can be used to study the surface features and subsurface structures of delicate cultural heritage objects. However, the field of view of OCT severely limits the system’s scanning area. Previously, we have presented a hybrid scanning platform combined with an imaging stitching algorithm to achieve macroscopic OCT (macro-OCT)
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An Investigation into the Pigments Present on the Late Paintings and Ephemera of Barnett Newman: Context and Correlations Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Corina E. Rogge, Bradford A. Epley
Barnett Newman, a seminal figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement, is known to have used Bocour Magna, Aqua-tec, and oil paints. XRF analysis reveals that paints on his paintings dating from ...
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A Light at the End of the Tunnel: Using an Improvised Laser Measuring System to Verify the Bore Dimensions of an XI-Inch Dahlgren Shell Gun Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Erik Farrell
ABSTRACT In developing a method to remove marine concretion from the bores of USS Monitor’s XI-Inch Dahlgren shell guns at The Mariners’ Museum and Park, a problem arose: how to determine the curve of the powder chamber to avoid damage during cleaning. Multiple period schematics showed conflicting dimensions, requiring direct measurement. An identical, non-archaeological XI-Inch Dahlgren from USS Kearsarge
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Potential Pesticide Contamination in Repatriated Artifacts in African Museums: The Need for the Adoption of Safety Protocols for Access and Use of Hazardous Artifacts Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Davison Chiwara, Siona O'Connell, Maggi Loubser
This article discusses the issue of potential pesticide contaminants in artifacts that are being repatriated by museums from the global north to Africa. It highlights that the issue of scientific t...
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Advances in Storing and Monitoring Mercury-tin Amalgam Mirrors Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-09-13 Marie Desrochers, William Donnelly, Melissa King, Rosie Grayburn
ABSTRACT Tin-mercury amalgam mirrors are ubiquitous amongst historical collections worldwide. They present potential human health risks as they degrade, releasing liquid mercury and mercury vapor. Over the last decade, care of degrading mirrors at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library has evolved to their present storage: removing dripping mirrors from exhibition and into a limited-access storage space
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Lascaux Adhesives in Objects Conservation: Three Practical Case Studies on Leather, Skin, and Entomological Specimens Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-08-30 Fran Ritchie, Bethany Palumbo
ABSTRACT Although BEVA 371 film is almost synonymous with leather and skin repairs because of its flexibility and ease of use, Lascaux adhesives 498HV, 303HV (formerly 360HV), and 498 20-X have also been used for years on these types of object treatments with successful results. Not only do they adhere well to leather and skin, but also to entomological specimens and other related organics. Lascaux
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The Next Generation of MS2A Resin: MS3 Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Deborah Lau, Simon Saubern, David L.J. Alexander, Oliver Hutt, Carl Villis
ABSTRACT MS2A was a reduced ketone resin and a preferred varnish for many painting conservators but ceased production in 2014. To remedy this, a new, more consistent manufacturing process has recently been developed and the next generation of resin designed with replicated chemistry is called MS3. Direct comparison between MS3 and MS2A is limited as no fresh samples of MS2A exist, so work presented
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At the Core of the Problem: A Bespoke Method Used to Clean the Bores of USS Monitor’s XI-Inch Dahlgren Shell Guns Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Erik Farrell
ABSTRACT When the turret from USS Monitor (1862) was recovered in 2002, it still contained the ship’s primary armament: two XI-Inch Dahlgren Shell Guns. These guns are the largest caliber smoothbore, cast iron artillery ever recovered from a marine archaeological site, and as a result of their size, weight, and fragile condition they represented a particular engineering challenge to clean. After comparing
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A Spot Test for Mg2+ to Characterize Magnesium Corrosion Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Raina Chao
ABSTRACT Magnesium alloys are often found on cultural heritage materials since their properties, including high strength and light weight, make them ideal for structural industrial applications. However, they are also highly reactive and prone to corrosion. Corrosion often presents as a white powder that can be easily mistaken for polish residue or other accretions when less severe. Manufacturers typically
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A Comparative Surface Cleaning Study of Op Structure, an Op Art PMMA Sculpture by Michael Dillon Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Lora V. Angelova, Gates Sofer, Angelica Bartoletti, Bronwyn Ormsby
ABSTRACT The cleaning of a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sculpture, Op Structure by Michael Dillon (1967, Tate Collection T03717), was undertaken as a case study during the NANORESTART project. Novel cleaning techniques, including microemulsions and gels, were evaluated and compared against more commonly used treatment methods on mock-ups created to broadly represent the conservation challenges
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The Treatment of a Large Painted Outdoor Sculpture: Kiosque l’évidé (1970) 1984, by Jean Dubuffet Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Eleonora E. Nagy, Alfred Lippincott, Donald Lippincott, Jamie Chasse, Roseann Prosser
ABSTRACT The conservation of Kiosque l’évidé, a painted outdoor fiberglass-reinforced phenoxy resin sculpture by Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985), involved a number of unusual challenges that necessitated the development of novel treatment protocols. Remedying the sculpture's severely compromised physical condition demanded the complete removal of its painted surface and innovative planning for the precise
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Editorial Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez
(2022). Editorial. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 69-70.
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Shedding Light on Daylight Fluorescent Artists’ Pigments, Part 2: Spectral Properties and Light Stability Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Sarah J. Schmidtke Sobeck, Gregory D. Smith
ABSTRACT Daylight fluorescent pigments are complex artists’ colorants made of multiple admixed dyes and additives infused in a polymer resin. Their unique photochemistry creates interesting optical effects that make them appealing for a range of applications. The wavelength dependence of the dyes’ emissive properties has also led to their use in works meant to be displayed under nontraditional high
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Observations from the Analysis of the Gelatin Silver Emulsion Layer of Glass Photographic Inter-Positive Plates from Eadweard Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion Series at the National Museum of American History Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-25 Miriam E. Hiebert, Thomas Lam, Sarah Oakman, Shannon Brogdon-Grantham
ABSTRACT The Photographic History Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History houses the largest collection of glass photographic plates from Eadweard Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion series. These images are the immediate predecessor to moving pictures and serve as an invaluable research tool for those seeking to better understand Muybridge’s process and place in the history of
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Arsenic and Old Bookcloth: Identification and Safer Use of Emerald Green Victorian-Era Cloth Case Bindings Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-22 Melissa Tedone, Rosie Grayburn
ABSTRACT Analysis of nineteenth-century, cloth-case publishers’ bindings at Winterthur Library revealed starch-coated bookcloth colored with the toxic pigment “emerald green” (copper acetoarsenite). While this pigment was widely used in Victorian home goods and apparel, its use specifically in bookcloth has not been formally explored. A survey of bookcloth pigments was conducted to identify which toxic
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Neodymium Magnets as a Minimal Intervention Alternative to Traditional Treatments for Fixing Paint on Contemporary Paintings Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Emanuel Sterp Moga, Alicia Sánchez Ortiz
ABSTRACT Guided by the criterion of minimum intervention, this article proposes an alternative method to traditional procedures for the fixation of color and preparation layers in contemporary two-dimensional paintings based on the use of neodymium magnets. The first part describes the materials, experiments, and tests carried out on models with different types of deterioration to test the behavior
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Response to Thea Burns Review of The Art of Paper: From the Holy Land to the Americas Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2022-02-08 Caroline Fowler
(2022). Response to Thea Burns Review of The Art of Paper: From the Holy Land to the Americas. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 143-143.
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Contemporary Art Conservation Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Mareike Opeña, Martha Singer, Delia Müller-Wüsten
(2021). Introduction to the Special Issue on Contemporary Art Conservation. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation: Vol. 60, Contemporary Art Conservation, pp. 67-68.
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From Prism to Kaleidoscope: Effect Versus Intention in the Conservation of Contemporary Art Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Muriel Verbeeck
ABSTRACT Artist’s intention is not an unambiguous concept in conservation. It is used to focus on the aesthetic function of the work and its intentional effect. To understand the artwork in order to transmit its meaning, the conservator must therefore become a “receptor” and “read” the stimuli created by the artist as objectively and sensitively as possible. This article includes a draft methodology
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Instantiation, Actualization, and Absence: The Continuation and Safeguarding of Katie Paterson’s Future Library (2014–2114) Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-10-20 Brian Castriota
ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, the conservation field has developed new frameworks for works that recur in multiple manifestations, such as many time-based media, installation, and performance artworks. Within these frameworks, authenticity is gauged primarily on a manifestation’s perceived compliance with the artist’s directives or specifications for the work. Such models have proven difficult
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Supporting Decision-Making when Conserving Contemporary Art: A Model for Identification and Categorization of Stakeholders Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-10-25 Marta García Celma
ABSTRACT Authenticity in flux and value-led approaches are crucial elements in the conservation of contemporary art. Both depend on stakeholders: those involved in the artwork's historiography, who can promote value attribution and knowledge production towards the works, and those who could be affected by the conservation process. Identifying relevant stakeholders for contemporary art conservation
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Practitioner (In)visibility in the Conservation of Contemporary Art Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-09-23 Zoë Miller
ABSTRACT This article explores the role and position of the conservator of contemporary art and proposes the concept of invisibility as a way of thinking about ideas and practices of authorship, agency, and knowledge in the field of conservation. The invisibility of the practitioner is a concept drawn from the field of translation, and the work of translation theorist Lawrence Venuti. Venuti describes
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A Review of 50 Years of Teaching Conservation Science at SUNY Buffalo State Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-10-13 Aaron Shugar, Rebecca Ploeger, Meredeth Lavelle
ABSTRACT Art conservation science education is intertwined with the education of conservators. An apropos quote from Dr. Christopher Tahk, former scientist and director at the Cooperstown and later Buffalo State art conservation graduate training program, clearly describes this relationship and sums up the success of the science curriculum in the art conservation training programs “students are going
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Conservation of Severely Deteriorated, Dry Painted Wood: A Case Study From Abydos, Egypt Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Suzanne L. Davis, Hamada Sadek, Claudia G. Chemello, Gregory D. Smith, Pamela B. Hatchfield, Robert A. Blanchette, Ahmed Abdel-Azeem, Janet Richards
ABSTRACT Severely deteriorated wood statues dating to the later third millennium BCE and excavated at Abydos, Egypt, were investigated to learn about their original manufacture, subsequent deterioration, and to develop a conservation treatment plan. Because Egypt restricts the sampling and export of archaeological materials, scientists and conservators conducted non-destructive analysis and engaged
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Shedding Light on Daylight Fluorescent Artists’ Pigments, Part 1: Composition Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Sarah J. Schmidtke Sobeck, Victor J. Chen, Gregory D. Smith
ABSTRACT The vivid colors and luminosity of daylight fluorescent pigments have secured them a spot on the artists’ palette since their inception in the 1930s. However, these colorants pose unique challenges to conservators due to their complex formulations consisting of a mixture of dyes and optical brighteners impregnated in a formaldehyde-rich polymer resin. Furthermore, these pigments are often
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Legal and Ethical Considerations in the Conservation of Artwork Produced During Art Therapy Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-09-23 Laura McCann, Chantal Stein, Jessica Pace, Andy Wolf, Katherine Parks
ABSTRACT Works of art created by children under the care of art therapy pioneer Edith Kramer at the Wiltwyck School for Boys in the 1950s are presented as a case study to examine the practical, legal, and ethical challenges of conserving art produced in the course of therapy. The artworks, deposited in the New York University Libraries Special Collections in 2011, are five drawings and forty-two paintings
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Reengineering Broken Books (RBB): A Minimally-Interventive Tissue Repair Technique for Hollowback Books Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Jana L. Dambrogio, Emily Hishta Cohen, Ayako Letizia, Mary Uthuppuru, Brien Beidler, Kate Beattie, Laura Bergemann, Jennifer Pellecchia
ABSTRACT The reengineering broken book (RBB) technique allows for repair of hollowback structures, both natural and made, while preserving the original function and materials of the artifact. The repair utilizes a continuous sheet of thin tissue Kashiki Tengu-jo to line the contours of the internal surfaces exposed by broken shoulders, joints, and hinges. Subsequent layers of thin tissue introduce