The best source - and the best service - for painting storage racks is
Crystalization Systems in Bohemia, New York.  Call Pat Ellenwood who will be
able to help you decide on what will be best for your institution and what
would be cost-effective.  She works all over the world in museums and always
has a booth at the AAM Annual Meeting.  When I was in charge of exhibitions
and collections at the Jewish Museum in New York, she made our life easier
as well as conservationally-correct through a major storage design and
renovation.  Her number is 516/567-0888.  Cheers!  Geri Thomas, Thomas &
Hirsch, 146 West 28th Street, New York, New York 10001; Phone:  212/255-4358
-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: Storage of Paintings on Canvas


>At 11:32 AM 28-01-99 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello...
>>at our institution we purchased 4x8' metal mesh sheets for 100 bucks each
>>and had a carpenter put 2 x 4 wood supports on them. The mesh was obtained
>>from a certain MacMaster-Carr company in Chicago, tel #630-833-0300. Hope
>>it might be helpful.
>>
>
>Thanks.  I am forwarding your message to the art department.
>Anne T. Lane
>Curatorial Assistant
>Museum of York County
>4621 Mount Gallant Road
>Rock Hill, SC 29715
>803-329-2121, ext 104
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