The following announcement is for an upcoming conference. Any interested
speakers should contact John O'Neill with an abstract or intent as soon as
possible.
LOOKING AT PAPER; EVIDENCE AND INTERPRETATION
A Symposium
May 13-16, 1999
Toronto, Canada
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Description:
A 4 day conference/workshop program featuring recent art historical
and bibliographic research focussing on the examination of paper. Topics
will include the production, usage and significance of particular papers
and the methodology of paper analysis. Proceedings will be published.
The first 3 days will consist of lectures with a panel discussion
period at the end of each day. The fourth day will offer a choice of
workshops focussing on the techniques and methodology employed when
gathering paper evidence. These instructional interactive sessions will be
for small groups. There will be 3 different workshops; each offered twice,
morning or afternoon. The focus of these workshops has not been finalized
at this time.
Program
This will be the first comprehensive symposium dealing with research
which features the examination of paper to provide new documentary evidence
for understanding important historic and contemporary works. Presentations
will include specific case studies and broad ranging surveys of historic
and contemporary papers. Research methodology and analytical techniques
may also be the focus of some presentations. Western papers from the
middle ages to the present, and Oriental papers used in the West will be
the principal focus of the program.
This is a burgeoning field of study of great interest to anyone
working closely with paper-based collections. This symposium will
highlight many significant research findings and will also define, in
didactic workshops, what tools and methodology can be used when studying
and analyzing paper.
International in scope, speakers and participants will represent many
countries and professional backgrounds from paper historians, conservators,
and papermakers, to academics, curators, and archivists. Advertising and
promotion, sponsorship, and editorial work are being done in Canada,
Britain, and the U.S.
Interested speakers will submit abstracts for peer panel review.
Speakers must be presenting unpublished work.
Featured speaker - Peter Bower
Mr. Bower is an internationally respected paper historian and forensic
paper analyst. He is the author of 2 books on J.M.W. Turner's use of
paper. The second of these will be published by the Tate Gallery in London
coinciding with an exhibition on the same theme scheduled just prior to the
dates for this conference. Mr. Bower will be speaking and conducting one
of the workshops.
Program Goals
To contribute knowledge, skills, and awareness regarding the nature
and significance of paper supports with cultural, historic, or artistic
value
To promote the understanding of the importance of preserving the
character and integrity of paper objects
To use conference promotion, publicity, publications, and associated
programming to raise public awareness of the importance of paper in our
cultural history
To use all aspects of the program to promote a greater sensitivity and
higher regard for the research and preservation of paper-based collections
internationally
Location:
The 3 days of lectures will be held at the Royal Ontario Museum,
Toronto, Ontario. The workshops will be held at the Art Gallery of
Ontario. Capacity will be 300 at the lecture theatre.
Conference Information:
Looking at Paper
Box 956, Station F
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M4Y 2N9
Telephone: John Slavin: 905-566-9033
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
FAX: John O?Neill, 416-204-2692 or 416-979-6670
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