Greetings:
You may need to have custom housings fabricated for these objects and then
place the housed objects on oversized shelving units. Fabricate the
housings using materials that are appropriate for long-term proximity with
the media of the objects in the collection. Other considerations are object
weight, center of gravity and the support needs of individual components;
environmental requirements of the artistic media in the environment of your
storage facility, including pest control; and how to handle the housed
object when moving it in and out of the storage area. Furthermore, I would
recommend designing the packaging system for each object so that it can be
easily removed without harming the housing (or the object, of course), so
that the housing can be retained and reused when the object returns to
storage after exhibition.
I know that there are numerous skilled packers/mount makers out there, so I
recommend talking with several companies about how they would approach your
objects.
As part of a major packing and relocation project for a collection with a
wide range of objects with "special needs"(flaky surfaces; unstable
projections; environmental sensitivity, odd weights and centers of gravity,
etc.), I have been fortunate to be able to match up the skills of
packers/mount makers with the specific needs of the objects.
I have had great success in working closely with Rick Yamada of ELY Inc. to
develop handling, storage and packing mounts for especially challenging
objects. Here's Rick's contact information: 7701 Penn Belt Drive,
Forestville, MD 20747: TEL: 301-669.9100; www.elyinc.com.
Good luck.
Wendy Claire Jessup
President and Conservator
Wendy Jessup and Associates Inc.
1814 N. Stafford St.
Arlington, VA 22207
(703) 522-2801
FAX: (703) 522-2802
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Leah
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:53 AM
Subject: request for resources for large objects
Hello,
I was hoping that someone could suggest a book or resource that would
help me determine how to properly house and store large, cumbersome 3-D
objects. I have a number of akward pieces in the archive that I need
to take care of and I am unsure of exactly what to do, For example I
have a large piece of glass, approximately 5'x3', that has pieces of
books, tennis balls and tubes attached to it and sticking out of it, a
table cloth that has an intentional stain of instant coffee, espresso,
koolaid, worcestershire sauce, pepto-bismol, dirt, potting soil, dried
blood, glass, manure, plaster, coffee, sawdust, soot, paint pigment,
paprika, tumeric, curry, clothing dye, tidy bowl pellet, pepto-bismol
and boiled ham. I also have a large plexiglass cone, 56 1/2" x 19 5/8"
and a plexiglass ball, 35" in diameter. This is only a small sampling
of the various objects.
Clearly no cabinet or box is large enough for these objects and I do
not know what I need to do to keep them clean and safe. Any suggestions
or resources would be most appreciated.
oh, here is a link if you want to see the cone and ball
http://www.mattress.org/catalogue/94/94.wilding.html
and a link to the table cloth
http://www.mattress.org/catalogue/03/9artists/images/03.mitchell.01.jpg
thanks so much,
leah
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leah durand
the mattress factory
500 sampsonia way
pittsburgh, pa 15212
p: 412.231.3169 x228
f: 412.322.2231
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www.mattress.org
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